SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

COVID-19 has been arguably the most important public health concern worldwide in 2020, and efforts are now escalating to suppress or eliminate its spread. In this study we undertook a meta-analysis to estimate the global and regional seroprevalence rates in humans of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and to assess whether seroprevalence is associated with geographical, climatic and/or sociodemographic factors.

Methods

We systematically reviewed PubMed, Scopus, Embase, medRxiv and bioRxiv databases for preprints or peer-reviewed articles (up to 14 August 2020). Study eligibility criteria were population-based studies describing the prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 (IgG and/or IgM) serum antibodies. Participants were people from differen

SUBMITTER: Rostami A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7584920 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature