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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among Emergency Department Healthcare Workers at a Tertiary Care Center in Baltimore.

Anna Russell, Edbert B Hsu, Katherine Z J Fenstermacher, Erin P Ricketts, Gabriella Dashler, Allison Chen, Kathryn Shaw-Saliba, Patrizio P Caturegli, Andrew Pekosz, Richard E Rothman

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Anna RussellDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Edbert B HsuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0113-3740
Katherine Z J FenstermacherDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Erin P RickettsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Gabriella DashlerDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Allison ChenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2815-6237
Kathryn Shaw-SalibaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Patrizio P CaturegliDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Andrew PekoszDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3248-1761
Richard E RothmanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

Funding

NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201400007C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic (March−July 2020 in Baltimore), emergency department (ED) healthcare workers (HCWs) were considered to be at greater risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2. Limited data existed, however, on the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its impact in this workforce population. We enrolled 191 ED HCWs from a tertiary academic center, administered baseline and weekly surveys, and tested them twice (July and December 2020) for serum antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Approximately 6% (11 of 191, 5.8%) of ED HCWs had spike antibodies in July, a prevalence that doubled by December (21 of 174, 12.1%). A positive PCR test was self-reported by 15 of 21 (71%) seropositive and 6 of 153 (4%) seronegative HCWs (p < 0.001). Of the total 27 HCWs who had antibodies and/or were PCR positive, none required hospitalization, 18 (67%) had a self-perceived COVID-19 illness, and 12 of the 18 reported symptoms. The median number of missed workdays was 8.5 (ranging from 2 to 21). While most seropositive ED HCWs who reported symptoms took work absences, none required hospitalization, indicating that COVID-19’s impact on staffing prior to vaccination was not as great as feared.

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emergency departmenthealthcare workersSARS-CoV-2seroprevalence

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PMCPMC8953704

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