Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 incidence and seroconversion among university students and employees: a longitudinal cohort study in California, June-August 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify incident SARS-CoV-2 infections and inform effective mitigation strategies in university settings, we piloted an integrated symptom and exposure monitoring and testing system among a cohort of university students and employees.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

A public university in California from June to August 2020.

Participants

2180 university students and 738 university employees.

Primary outcome measures

At baseline and endline, we tested participants for active SARS-CoV-2 infection via quantitative PCR (qPCR) test and collected blood samples for antibody testing. Participants received notifications to complete additional qPCR tests throughout the study if they reported symptoms or exposures in daily surveys or were se

SUBMITTER: Hunter LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083519 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature