Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers at a London NHS Trust

• Published in: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 212 - 214
• Main Authors: Grant, Joseph J, Wilmore, Stephanie M S, McCann, Naina S, Donnelly, Owain, Lai, Rebecca W L, Kinsella, Matthew J, Rochford, Helena L, Patel, Trupti, Kelsey, Michael C, Andrews, Julie A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cambridge University Press 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Antibodies; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Asymptomatic; Concise Communication; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - immunology; COVID-19 - virology; COVID-19 Serological Testing - methods; Disease control; Disease transmission; Ethnicity; Health care; Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Illnesses; Infections; Laboratories; London - epidemiology; Masks; Medical personnel; Middle Aged; Occupational exposure; Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data; Pandemics; Patients; Personal protective equipment; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; SARS-CoV-2 - immunology; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Serology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social distancing; State Medicine; Young Adult; London; United Kingdom > UK
• ISSN: 0899-823X; 1559-6834
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.402

Healthcare workers (HCWs) have a theoretically increased risk of contracting severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) given their occupational exposure. We tested 2,167 HCWs in a London Acute Integrated Care Organisation for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in May and June 2020 to evaluate seroprevalence. We found a seropositivity rate of 31.6% among HCWs.