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Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing allows quantitative determination of disease prevalence, which is especially important in high-risk communities. We performed anonymized convenience sampling of 200 currently asymptomatic residents of Chelsea, the epicenter of COVID-19 illness in Massachusetts, by BioMedomics SARS-CoV-2 combined IgM-IgG point-of-care lateral flow immunoassay. The seroprevalence was 31.5% (17.5% IgM+IgG+, 9.0% IgM+IgG-, and 5.0% IgM-IgG+). Of the 200 participants, 50.5% reported no symptoms in the preceding 4 weeks, of which 24.8% (25/101) were seropositive, and 60% of these were IgM+IgG-. These data are the highest seroprevalence rates observed to date and highlight the significant burden of asymptomatic infection.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1955-1959 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | The Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 222 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- antibodies
- Chelsea Massachusetts
- COVID-19
- epidemiology
- immunoassay
- lateral flow assay
- SARS-CoV-2
- seroprevalence
- serosurveillance
- validation
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