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ABSTRACT: Background
Whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity among asymptomatic subjects reflects past or future disease may be difficult to ascertain.Methods
We tested 9449 employees at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden for SARS-CoV-2 RNA and antibodies, linked the results to sick leave records, and determined associations with past or future sick leave using multinomial logistic regression.Results
Subjects with high amounts of SARS-CoV-2 virus, indicated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) cycle threshold (Ct) value, had the highest risk for sick leave in the 2 weeks after testing (odds ratio [OR], 11.97; 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.29-22.80) whereas subjects with low amounts of virus had the highest risk for sick leave in the 3 weeks before testing (OR, 6.31; 95% CI, 4.38-9.08). Only 2.5% of employees were SARS-CoV-2 positive while 10.5% were positive by serology and 1.2% were positive in both tests. Serology-positive subjects were not at excess risk for future sick leave (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, .71-1.57).Conclusions
High amounts of SARS-CoV-2 virus, as determined using PCR Ct values, was associated with development of sickness in the next few weeks. Results support the concept that PCR Ct may be informative when testing for SARS-CoV-2. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT04411576.
SUBMITTER: Dillner J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7928785 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dillner Joakim J Elfström K Miriam KM Blomqvist Jonas J Engstrand Lars L Uhlén Mathias M Eklund Carina C Boulund Fredrik F Lagheden Camilla C Hamsten Marica M Nordqvist-Kleppe Sara S Seifert Maike M Hellström Cecilia C Olofsson Jennie J Andersson Eni E Falk August Jernbom AJ Bergström Sofia S Hultin Emilie E Pin Elisa E Pimenoff Ville N VN Hassan Sadaf S Månberg Anna A Nilsson Peter P Hedhammar My M Hober Sophia S Mattsson Johan J Arroyo Mühr Laila Sara LS Lundgren Kalle Conneryd KC
The Journal of infectious diseases 20210701 1
<h4>Background</h4>Whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity among asymptomatic subjects reflects past or future disease may be difficult to ascertain.<h4>Methods</h4>We tested 9449 employees at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden for SARS-CoV-2 RNA and antibodies, linked the results to sick leave records, and determined associations with past or future sick leave using multinomial logistic regression.<h4>Results</h4>Subjects with high amounts ...[more]