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. 2021 Apr 24;33(10):667–675. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2021.04.005

Table 2.

SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and antibody [Luminex and point-of-care (POC)] test results at day 1 and day 28

Total Doctors Nurses Radiographers Administrators
Day 1
n = 434
n = 92
n = 253
n = 45
n = 44
Positive PCR test 0/434 0/92 0/253 0/45 0/44
Positive Luminex antibody test 80/434 (18.4%) 16/92 (17.4%) 54/253 (21.3%) 4/45 (8.9%) 6/44 (13.6%)
Seropositive for antibodies to both N and S antigens 38/80 (47.5%) 8/16 (50%) 28/54 (51.9%) 0/4 2/6 (33.3%)
Seropositive for antibodies to only N antigen 32/80 (40%) 7/16 (43.8%) 18/54 (33.3%) 3/4 (75%) 4/6 (66.7%)
Seropositive for antibodies to only S antigen 10/80 (12.5%) 1/16 (6.3%) 8/54 (14.8%) 1/4 (25%) 0/6
Seropositive after pre-study positive PCR 6/6 (100%) 3/3 (100%) 3/3 (100%) NA NA
Seropositive, previously symptomatic 30/114 (26.3%) 9/31 (29%) 19/65 (29.2%) 0/8 (0%) 2/10 (20%)
Seropositive, previously asymptomatic 50/320 (15.6%) 7/61 (11.5%) 35/188 (18.6%) 4/37 (10.8%) 4/34 (11.7%)
Seropositive, previously asymptomatic with possible household contact 12/47 (25.5%) 2/11 (18.2%) 10/27 (37%) 0/3 (0%) 0/6 (0%)
Seropositive, with chronic underlying health condition 18/103 (17.5%) 4/15 (26.7%) 12/60 (20%) 2/14 (14.3%) 0/14 (0%)
Seropositive, smokers 9/37 (24.3%) 1/2 (50%) 6/22 (27.3%) 0/2 (0%) 2/11 (18.2%)
Positive POC test
34/434 (7.8%)
8/92 (8.7%)
22/253 (8.7%)
0/45
4/44 (9.1%)
Day 28
n = 400
n = 82
n = 237
n = 38
n = 43
Positive PCR test 0/400 0/82 0/237 0/38 0/43
Positive Luminex antibody test 53/400 (13.3%) 9/82 (10.9%) 39/237 (16.5%) 1/38 (2.6%) 4/43 (9.3%)
Seropositive for antibodies to both N and S antigens 34/53 (64.2%) 7/9 (77.8%) 25/39 (64.1%) 0/1 (0%) 2/4 (50%)
Seropositive for antibodies to only N antigen 9/53 (16.9%) 0/9 (0%) 7/39 (17.9%) 0/1 (0%) 2/4 (50%)
Seropositive for antibodies to only S antigen 10/53 (18.9%) 2/9 (22.2%) 7/39 (17.9%) 1/1 (100%) 0/4 (0%)
Seropositive on days 1 and 28 49/53 (92.5%) 9/9 (100%) 35/39 (89.7%) 1/1 (100%) 4/4 (100%)
Seronegative on day 1, seropositive on day 28 4/53 (7.5%) 0/9 (0%) 4/39 (10.3%) 0/1 (0%) 0/4 (0%)
Seropositive on day 1, seronegative on day 28 26/80 (32.5%) 5/16 (29.4%) 17/54 (31.2%) 2/4 (50%) 2/6 (33.3%)
Positive POC antibody test 29/400 (7.3%) 5/82 (6.1%) 22/237 (9.3%) 0/38 (0%) 2/43 (4.7%)