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letter . 2020 Aug 8:ciaa893. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa893
SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody detection in healthcare workers in a UK maternity Hospital: Correlation with SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR results
Asma Khalil
1,2,✉, Robert Hill
3,4, Alison Wright
3,5, Shamez Ladhani
6,7, Pat O’Brien
8,9
Asma Khalil
1
Fetal Medicine Unit, St George’s Hospital, St George’s University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK
2
Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK
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Robert Hill
3
The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, London, UK
4
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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Alison Wright
3
The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, London, UK
5
Royal free Hospital, London, UK
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Shamez Ladhani
6
Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
7
Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George’s University of London, UK
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Pat O’Brien
8
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK
9
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, Bloomsbury, London, UK
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1
Fetal Medicine Unit, St George’s Hospital, St George’s University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK
2
Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK
3
The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, London, UK
4
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
5
Royal free Hospital, London, UK
6
Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, UK
7
Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George’s University of London, UK
8
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK
9
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, Bloomsbury, London, UK
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Corresponding author: Professor Asma Khalil MRCOG MD MSc (Epi) DFSRH Dip (GUM), Address: Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, United Kingdom. Email address: akhalil@sgul.ac.uk
Received 2020 Jun 18.
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