June 2, 2020

The Prevalence of Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers with Intensive Exposure to COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• [pre-print, not peer reviewed] Xiong et al. surveyed 797 asymptomatic healthcare workers with intensive exposure to COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China and found that positive IgG was detected in 35, leading to a seroprevalence of 4.4%.  

Xiong et al. (June 2, 2020). The Prevalence of Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers with Intensive Exposure to COVID-19. Preprint downloaded June 2 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.28.20110767