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Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021
Research

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Seropositivity among Healthcare Personnel in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Rhode Island, USA, July–August 2020

Lara J. AkinbamiComments to Author , Philip A. Chan, Nga Vuong, Samira Sami, Dawn Lewis, Philip E. Sheridan, Susan L. Lukacs, Lisa Mackey, Lisa A. Grohskopf, Anita Patel, and Lyle R. Petersen
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA (L. Akinbami, S.L. Lukacs); US Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland, USA (L. Akinbami, S.L. Lukacs, L.A. Grohskopf); Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (P.A. Chan, D. Lewis, P.E. Sheridan); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (N. Vuong, L. Mackey, L.R. Petersen); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S. Sami, L.A. Grohskopf, A. Patel)

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Table 3

SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among hospital and nursing home personnel, by exposure to persons testing positive for COVID-19 and in-person interaction in the workplace, Rhode Island, USA, July–August 2020*

Question Hospital
 Nursing home
No. Seropositive, no. Seropositive, % (95% CI) No. Seropositive, no. Seropositive, % (95% CI)
Exposed to COVID-19–positive co-worker?
Exposed 2,070 122 5.9 (4.9–7.0) 550 113 20.6 (17.2–24.2)
Not exposed/don't know
 6,299
 134
 2.1 (1.8–2.5)
944
 83
 8.8 (7.1–10.8)
Exposed to COVID-19–positive household member?
Exposed 213 58 27.2 (21.8–33.7) 76 41 54.0 (42.1–65.5)
Not exposed/don't know
 8,156
 198
 2.4 (2.1–2.8)
1,418
 155
 10.9 (9.4–12.7)
Exposed to COVID-19–positive patient?
Exposed while not wearing PPE 1,317 60 4.6 (3.5–5.8) 173 28 16.2 (11.0–22.5)
Exposed while wearing PPE 2,630 108 4.1 (3.4–4.9) 498 119 23.9 (20.2–27.9)
Not exposed/don't know
 4,422
 88
 2.0 (1.6–2.5)
823
 49
 6.0 (4.4–7.8)
Exposed to other COVID-19–positive person?
Exposed 827 67 8.1 (6.3–10.2) 163 54 33.1 (26.0–40.9)
Not exposed/don't know
 7,542
 189
 2.5 (2.2–2.9)
1,331
 142
 10.7 (9.1–12.5)
In-person interaction with public/patients in the workplace?
Work involves in-person interaction 7,795 251 3.2 (2.8–3.6) 1,370 187 13.7 (11.9–15.6)
No in-person interaction 574 5 0.9 (0.3–2.0) 124 9 7.3 (3.4–13.3)

*Exposure defined as being within 6 feet for at least 10 min. COVID-19, coronavirus disease; PPE, personal protective equipment; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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