Abstract
A severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 serosurvey among first responder/healthcare personnel showed that loss of taste/smell was most predictive of seropositivity; percent seropositivity increased with number of coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms. However, 22.9% with 9 symptoms were seronegative, and 8.3% with no symptoms were seropositive. These findings demonstrate limitations of symptom-based surveillance and importance of testing.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | e822-e825 |
Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2 2021 |
Keywords
- COVID-19 symptom
- SARS-CoV-2
- first responders
- healthcare personnel
- seroprevalence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases