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ArticleClinical medicine (London, England)2021

SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in NHS healthcare workers in a large double-sited UK hospital.

Gie Ken-Dror, Charles Wade, Shyam S Sharma, Melanie Irvin-Sellers, Jonathan Robin, David Fluck, Paul Bentley, Pankaj Sharma

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Article in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Gie Ken-DrorInstitute of Cardiovascular Research, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham UK.
Charles WadeImperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, London.
Shyam S SharmaEdinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh.
Melanie Irvin-SellersAshford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK.
Jonathan RobinAshford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK.
David FluckAshford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK.
Paul BentleyDivision of Clinical Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Pankaj SharmaInstitute of Cardiovascular Research, Royal Holloway University of London, and consultant neurologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK pankaj.sharma@rhul.ac.uk.
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBRoyal Holloway University of London · GBImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · GBImperial College London · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We determined the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in NHS healthcare workers (HCWs) in a cross-sectional study from a large general hospital located in a double-sited rural and semi-rural area. The sample size of 3,119 HCWs (mean age 43±13) consisted of 75.2% women, 61.1% White individuals and predominantly (62.4%) asymptomatic individuals. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was 19.7%. Determinants of seropositivity were preceding symptomatic infection and non-White ethnicity. Regardless of staff role or sex, multivariate regression analysis revealed that non-White HCWs were three times (odds ratio [OR] 3.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.53-3.86, P<0.001) more likely to have antibodies than White staff, and seven times (OR 7.10, 95% CI 5.72-8.87, P<0.001) more likely if there was a history of preceding symptoms. We report relatively high rates of seropositivity in all NHS healthcare workers. Non-White symptomatic HCWs were significantly more likely to be seropositive than their colleagues, independent of age, sex or staff role.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AdultAntibodies, ViralCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth PersonnelHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeroepidemiologic StudiesState MedicineUnited KingdomAntibodies, ViralantibodycoronavirusCOVID-19healthcare workersNHS staffSARS-CoV-2seropositive

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PMID33757988
PMCPMC8140688
OpenAlexW3139075036

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