Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Asymptomatic Health Care Workers in the Greater Houston, Texas, Area

Farhaan S Vahidy; David W Bernard; Marc L Boom; Ashley L Drews; Paul Christensen; Jeremy Finkelstein; Roberta L Schwartz

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16451

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Asymptomatic Health Care Workers in the Greater Houston, Texas, Area

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jul 1;3(7):e2016451. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16451.

Authors

Farhaan S Vahidy^{1

2

3}, David W Bernard^{3

4

5}, Marc L Boom^{3

5}, Ashley L Drews^{3

5}, Paul Christensen³, Jeremy Finkelstein^{3

5}, Roberta L Schwartz³

Affiliations

¹ Center for Outcomes Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas.
² Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
³ Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston, Texas.
⁴ Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
⁵ Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines rates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among asymptomatic health care workers and community residents in the greater Houston, Texas, area.

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers
Adult
Asymptomatic Diseases*
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitals, Community
Humans
Male
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Prevalence
SARS-CoV-2
Texas / epidemiology