Survey of the current status of subclinical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated relationships between subclinical COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and background factors.

Methods

We determined SARS-CoV-2 antibody (IgG) prevalence in 1603 patients, doctors, and nurses in 65 medical institutions in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and investigated their background factors. Antibodies (IgG) against SARS-CoV-2 were analyzed by Immunochromatographic test.

Results

The 39 subjects (2.4%) were found to be IgG antibody-positive: 29 in the patient group (2.9%), 10 in the doctor/nurse group (2.0%), and 0 in the control group. After adjustment for age, sex, and the antibody prevalence in the control group, antibody prevalence was 2.7% in the patient group and 2.1% in the doctor/nurse group. There was no significant difference between

SUBMITTER: Matsuba I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7474902 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature