SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

Adrian Shields; Sian E Faustini; Marisol Perez-Toledo; Sian Jossi; Erin Aldera; Joel D Allen; Saly Al-Taei; Claire Backhouse; Andrew Bosworth; Lyndsey A Dunbar; Daniel Ebanks; Beena Emmanuel; Mark Garvey; Joanna Gray; I Michael Kidd; Golaleh McGinnell; Dee E McLoughlin; Gabriella Morley; Joanna O'Neill; Danai Papakonstantinou; Oliver Pickles; Charlotte Poxon; Megan Richter; Eloise M Walker; Kasun Wanigasooriya; Yasunori Watanabe; Celina Whalley; Agnieszka E Zielinska; Max Crispin; David C Wraith; Andrew D Beggs; Adam F Cunningham; Mark T Drayson; Alex G Richter

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215414

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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

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Adrian Shields Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UKUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sian E Faustini Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marisol Perez-Toledo Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sian Jossi Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Erin Aldera Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joel D Allen School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Saly Al-Taei Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Claire Backhouse Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew Bosworth University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lyndsey A Dunbar Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniel Ebanks Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Beena Emmanuel Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark Garvey University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UKInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joanna Gray University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
I Michael Kidd Public Health England Midlands and East Region, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Golaleh McGinnell University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dee E McLoughlin Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gabriella Morley Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joanna O'Neill University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Danai Papakonstantinou Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Oliver Pickles Surgical Research Laboratory, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charlotte Poxon Surgical Research Laboratory, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Megan Richter Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eloise M Walker Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kasun Wanigasooriya Surgical Research Laboratory, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yasunori Watanabe School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKOxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Celina Whalley Surgical Research Laboratory, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Agnieszka E Zielinska Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Max Crispin School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David C Wraith Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew D Beggs Surgical Research Laboratory, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Adam F Cunningham Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark T Drayson Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UKUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alex G Richter Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UKUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor Alex G Richter, Clinical Immunology Service, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; a.g.richter{at}bham.ac.uk

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Shields A, Faustini SE, Perez-Toledo M, et al

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

Thorax 2020;75:1089-1094.

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Received May 27, 2020
Revised August 3, 2020
Accepted August 11, 2020
First published September 11, 2020.

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November 16, 2020

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