Healthcare worker seroconversion for SARS-CoV-2 at two large health systems in San Diego - 24/03/21
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.12.017
Laura Nicholson, MD, PhD a, ⁎ 
, Ronald W. McLawhon, MD, PhD b, Sunil Kurian, PhD c, Robert L. Fitzgerald, PhD b, Jamie Case, PhD c, Christopher Marsh, MD c, Michael Quigley, MD d
, Ronald W. McLawhon, MD, PhD b, Sunil Kurian, PhD c, Robert L. Fitzgerald, PhD b, Jamie Case, PhD c, Christopher Marsh, MD c, Michael Quigley, MD d a Scripps Clinic, Department of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
b University of California San Diego Health, Department of Pathology, La Jolla, CA
c Scripps Clinic, Department of Surgery, La Jolla, CA
d Scripps Clinic, Department of Pathology, La Jolla, CA
⁎Address correspondence to Laura Nicholson, MD, PhD, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, 404C, La Jolla, CA 92037.Scripps Clinic Medical Group10666 North Torrey Pines Road, 404CLa JollaCA92037
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Highlights |
• | San Diego healthcare worker seroconversion was <1% in first 150 days of pandemic. |
• | Coordinated preparation in advance of case surge kept occupational infection low. |
• | Personal protective equipment effectiveness supports community masks and distance. |
Résumé |
Coronavirus Disease 2019 infections among healthcare workers were widely reported in China and Europe as the pandemic expanded to the United States. In order to examine the infection rate among these essential workers, we combined results of SARS-CoV-2 serology testing offered free to healthcare workers at two large San Diego health systems when the antibody assays first became available.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Seroprevalence, COVID-19, Frontline providers
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| Conflicts of Interest: The 7 authors listed above declare no conflict of interests related to this manuscript. |
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Vol 49 - N° 4
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