tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2020 Dec 15;8(1)
faa611.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa611. eCollection 2021 Jan.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Status in Decedents Undergoing Forensic Postmortem Examination in Maryland, May 24 to June 30, 2020
Keri N Althoff[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Oliver Laeyendecker[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Rong Li[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sally B Coburn[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ethan Klock[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Owen R Baker[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Thomas C Quinn[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Jeffrey Michael[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Wendy C Shields[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Johnathon Ehsani[SUP] 5 [/SUP], F Dennis Thomas[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Lindsey A Graham[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Zabiullah Ali[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yukari C Manabe[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ling Li[SUP] 4 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies was 10% among the subset of decedents undergoing forensic postmortem examination in June in Maryland. Decedents of motor vehicle crashes had similar seroprevalence compared with those with a natural death (including decedents with SARS-CoV-2 infection). Decedents of motor vehicle crashes may be a sentinel surveillance population.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; decedents; drug overdose; motor vehicle crash; seroprevalence.
. 2020 Dec 15;8(1)
faa611.doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa611. eCollection 2021 Jan.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Status in Decedents Undergoing Forensic Postmortem Examination in Maryland, May 24 to June 30, 2020
Keri N Althoff[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Oliver Laeyendecker[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Rong Li[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sally B Coburn[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ethan Klock[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Owen R Baker[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Thomas C Quinn[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Jeffrey Michael[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Wendy C Shields[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Johnathon Ehsani[SUP] 5 [/SUP], F Dennis Thomas[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Lindsey A Graham[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Zabiullah Ali[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yukari C Manabe[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ling Li[SUP] 4 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33506069
- PMCID: PMC7798730
- DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa611
Abstract
Seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies was 10% among the subset of decedents undergoing forensic postmortem examination in June in Maryland. Decedents of motor vehicle crashes had similar seroprevalence compared with those with a natural death (including decedents with SARS-CoV-2 infection). Decedents of motor vehicle crashes may be a sentinel surveillance population.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; decedents; drug overdose; motor vehicle crash; seroprevalence.