Response to 'Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pediatric healthcare workers (pHCWs)'

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: David Greenky, Emory University; William Linam, Emory University; Anna Yaffee, Emory University; Brian Costello, Emory University; Brittany Murray, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-05-01
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2021 The Author(s)
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.092
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• Volume: 106
• Start Page: 279
• End Page: 280
• Grant/Funding Information: There was no funding for this study.
• Keywords: Infectious Diseases; Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Health Sciences, Health Care Management

Abstract

Dear Editor, We read with interest the recently published article by Morris et al., ‘Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pediatric healthcare workers (pHCWs)’. The study demonstrated that pHCWs in the pediatric emergency department (ED) had a higher prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2-IgG than pHCWs outside the ED. It also suggests universal personal protective equipment (PPE) for pHCWs in the pediatric ED until communicable disease can be definitively ruled out (Morris et al., 2021).