Healthcare Worker Seroconversion in SARS Outbreak

Serum samples were obtained from healthcare workers 5 weeks after exposure to an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).A sensitive dot blot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, complemented by Telephone Accessories a specific neutralization test, shows that only persons in whom probable SARS was diagnosed had specific antibodies and suggests that subclinical SARS is not an Standing Shelves important feature of the disease.