Seroprevalence of COVID-19 IgG Antibody in Resident and Fellow Physicians in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Medical trainees are likely at differential risk of exposure to COVID-19 per respective clinical activity. We sought to determine the seroprevalence of COVID-19 antibody (Ab) among resident and fellow physicians with varying degrees of exposure to COVID-19.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of Milwaukee-based resident and fellow physicians, encompassing December 2019-June 2020, was conducted. Relevant variables of interest were ascertained by survey and payroll data, and Abbott ARCHITECT Ab test (index cut-off of ≥1.4) was performed. Descriptive statistics were generated, with 95% CI calculated for the study's primary outcome of seroprevalence.

Results

Among survey respondents (92 of 148, 62%), 61% were male, 44% were non-White, mean age was 31 years, 94% had no

SUBMITTER: Baumgardner DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8772610 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature