Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Healthcare Workers, Turin, Italy

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 303 - 305
• Main Authors: Calcagno, Andrea, Ghisetti, Valeria, Emanuele, Teresa, Trunfio, Mattia, Faraoni, Silvia, Boglione, Lucio, Burdino, Elisa, Audagnotto, Sabrina, Lipani, Filippo, Nigra, Marco, D’Avolio, Antonio, Bonora, Stefano, Di Perri, Giovanni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.01.2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Antibodies; Blood & organ donations; Control; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Epidemics; Expedited; Health aspects; Health Personnel; Health risk assessment; Humans; Identification and classification; Infections; Italy; Italy - epidemiology; Medical personnel; Methods; Pandemics; Research Letter; Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Healthcare Workers, Turin, Italy; Safety and security measures; SARS-CoV-2; Serology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Viral proteins; viruses; Italy; Belgium; United States > US; Germany; Turin; screening; viruses; seroprevalence; coronavirus; zoonoses; respiratory infections; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; healthcare workers; Italy; coronavirus disease; risk; age
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2701.203027

We measured severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 spike protein subunits S1/S2 antibodies by using capillary electrophoresis and a chemiluminescence immunoassay for 5,444 active healthcare workers in Italy. Seroprevalence was 6.9% and higher among participants having contact with patients. Seroconversion was not observed in 37/213 previously infected participants.