Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among hospital workers in a German tertiary care center: A sequential follow-up study

Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2021 Mar:232:113671. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113671. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

Abstract

We sequentially assessed the presence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in 1253 hospital workers including 1026 HCWs at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf at three time points during the early phase of the epidemic. By the end of the study in July 2020, the overall seroprevalence was 1.8% (n = 22), indicating the overall effectiveness of infection control interventions in mitigating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in hospital workers.

Keywords: COVID-19; Germany; Healthcare workers; Hospital workers; SARS-CoV-2; Seroprevalence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • COVID-19 / blood*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 / immunology
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood*
  • Infection Control
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • SARS-CoV-2 / immunology*
  • Seroconversion
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Tertiary Care Centers / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G