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. 2021 Jan 30:ciab080. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab080

COVID-19 symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 antibody positivity in a large survey of first responders and healthcare personnel, May-July 2020

Lara J Akinbami 1,2,, Lyle R Petersen 3, Samira Sami 4,5, Nga Vuong 5, Susan L Lukacs 1,2, Lisa Mackey 3, Jenny Atas 6, Bonnie J LaFleur 7
PMCID: PMC7929062  PMID: 33515250

Abstract

A SARS-CoV-2 serosurvey among first responder/healthcare personnel showed that loss of taste/smell was most predictive of seropositivity; percent seropositivity increased with number of COVID-19 symptoms. However, 22.9% with nine symptoms were seronegative, and 8.3% with no symptoms were seropositive. These findings demonstrate limitations of symptom-based surveillance and importance of testing.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 symptom, seroprevalence, first responders, healthcare personnel


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