A study has found that front-line health care personnel (HCP) who had a positive antibody test for SARS-CoV-2 infection had asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic illness, and often didn’t believe they had COVID-19.
The results show the importance of reducing clinical thresholds for testing, and ensuring HCP have adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), the report said (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69[35]:1221-1226).
“This suggests that performing screening tests for SARS-CoV-2