Antibody Status and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers

Sheila Lumley , Denise O’Donnell , Nicole Stoesser , Sheila Lumley , Denise O’Donnell , Nicole Stoesser , Philippa C. Matthews , Alison Howarth , Stephanie B. Hatch , Brian D. Marsden , Stuart Cox , Tim James , Fiona C Warren , Liam J Peck , Thomas Ritter , Zoe de Toledo , Laura Warren , David Axten , Richard J. Cornall , E Yvonne Jones , David I. Stuart , Gavin Screaton , Daniel Ebner , Sarah Hoosdally , Meera Chand , Derrick W. Crook , Colm P. O’Donnell , Christopher P. Conlon , Koen B. Pouwels , A. Sarah Walker , Tim Peto , Susan Hopkins , A Sarah Walker , Katie Jeffery , David W. Eyre
2020 New England Journal of Medicine 1,016 citations

Abstract

The presence of anti-spike or anti-nucleocapsid IgG antibodies was associated with a substantially reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in the ensuing 6 months. (Funded by the U.K. Government Department of Health and Social Care and others.).

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Incidence (geometry)MedicineAntibodySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)ImmunologyVirologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Internal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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2020
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article
Volume
384
Issue
6
Pages
533-540
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1016
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Sheila Lumley, Denise O’Donnell, Nicole Stoesser et al. (2020). Antibody Status and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers. New England Journal of Medicine , 384 (6) , 533-540. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2034545

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10.1056/nejmoa2034545