Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 22, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among Healthcare, First Response, and Public Safety Personnel, Detroit Metropolitan Area, Michigan, USA, May–June 2020

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  • SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing of healthcare workers, first responders, and public safety personnel in EMS agencies and hospitals in Detroit (May-June 2020) indicated that 7% of participants had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Seropositivity was associated with exposure to SARS-CoV-2–positive household members (aOR=6.18) and working within 15 km of Detroit (aOR=5.60). Nurse assistants (aOR=1.88) and nurses (aOR=1.52) had higher likelihood of seropositivity than physicians. Working in a hospital emergency department increased the likelihood of seropositivity (aOR=1.16). Consistently using N95 respirators (aOR=0.83) and surgical facemasks (aOR=0.86) decreased the likelihood of seropositivity.

Akinbami et al. (Dec 21, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among Healthcare, First Response, and Public Safety Personnel, Detroit Metropolitan Area, Michigan, USA, May–June 2020. Emerging Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.203764