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Article: Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-coronavirus in asymptomatic or subclinical population groups

TitleSeroprevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-coronavirus in asymptomatic or subclinical population groups
Authors
Issue Date2006
PublisherCambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=HYG
Citation
Epidemiology And Infection, 2006, v. 134 n. 2, p. 211-221 How to Cite?
AbstractWe systematically reviewed the current understanding of human population immunity against SARS-CoV in different groups, settings and geography. Our meta-analysis, which included all identified studies except those on wild animal handlers, yielded an overall seroprevalence of 0.10% [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.02-0.18]. Health-care workers and others who had close contact with SARS patients had a slightly higher degree of seroconversion (0.23%, 95% CI 0.02-0.45) compared to healthy blood donors, others from the general community or non-SARS patients recruited from the health-care setting (0.16%, 95% CI 0-0.37). When analysed by the two broad classes of testing procedures, it is clear that serial confirmatory test protocols resulted in a much lower estimate (0.050%, 95% CI 0-0.15) than single test protocols (0.20%, 95% CI 0.06-0.34). Potential epidemiological and laboratory pitfalls are also discussed as they may give rise to false or inconsistent results in measuring the seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV. © 2005 Cambridge University Press.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/53555
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dc.contributor.authorLeung, GMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLim, WWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, LMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGhani, ACen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, CAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRiley, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, NMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, RMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHedley, AJen_HK
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dc.identifier.citationEpidemiology And Infection, 2006, v. 134 n. 2, p. 211-221en_HK
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dc.description.abstractWe systematically reviewed the current understanding of human population immunity against SARS-CoV in different groups, settings and geography. Our meta-analysis, which included all identified studies except those on wild animal handlers, yielded an overall seroprevalence of 0.10% [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.02-0.18]. Health-care workers and others who had close contact with SARS patients had a slightly higher degree of seroconversion (0.23%, 95% CI 0.02-0.45) compared to healthy blood donors, others from the general community or non-SARS patients recruited from the health-care setting (0.16%, 95% CI 0-0.37). When analysed by the two broad classes of testing procedures, it is clear that serial confirmatory test protocols resulted in a much lower estimate (0.050%, 95% CI 0-0.15) than single test protocols (0.20%, 95% CI 0.06-0.34). Potential epidemiological and laboratory pitfalls are also discussed as they may give rise to false or inconsistent results in measuring the seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV. © 2005 Cambridge University Press.en_HK
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dc.rightsEpidemiology and Infection. Copyright © Cambridge University Press.en_HK
dc.subject.meshImmunoglobulin-G-analysisen_HK
dc.subject.meshSARS-Virus-immunologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshSARS-Virus-pathogenicityen_HK
dc.subject.meshSevere-Acute-Respiratory-Syndrome-immunologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshSeroepidemiologic Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshAntibody Formationen_HK
dc.titleSeroprevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-coronavirus in asymptomatic or subclinical population groupsen_HK
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