Large-scale, molecular and serological SARS-CoV-2 screening of healthcare workers in a 4-site public hospital in Belgium after COVID-19 outbreak
We read with great interest the study of Chen Y et al., who analyzed, during the Chinese epidemic peak, the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among 105 healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to COVID-19 patients[1]. They found 17.14% of seropositive asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic HCWs although their nasopharyngeal swab samples were SARS-CoV-2 RNA negative. Our purpose was to document at the end of the Belgium epidemic the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in HCWs exposed to COVID-19 at varying degrees and to compare these rates with those observed by other teams worldwide.
Source: Journal of Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Laurent Blairon, Saphia Mokrane, Alain Wilmet, G éraldine Dessilly, Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi, Ingrid Beukinga, Marie Tré-Hardy Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
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