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Volume 27, Number 11—November 2021
Research

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies among Quarantined Close Contacts of COVID-19 Patients, Faroe Islands, 2020

Maria Skaalum PetersenComments to Author , Marnar Fríðheim Kristiansen, Halla Weihe Reinert, Jógvan Páll Fjallsbak, Debes Hammershaimb Christiansen, Shahin Gaini, Bjarni á Steig, Lars Fodgaard Møller, Marin Strøm, and Pál Weihe
Author affiliations: University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands (M.S. Petersen, M.F. Kristiansen, S. Gaini, M. Strøm, P. Weihe); The Faroese Hospital System, Tórshavn (M.S. Petersen, H.W. Reinert, P. Weihe); National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn (M.F. Kristiansen, S. Gaini, B. á Steig); COVID-19 Task Force, Ministry of Health, Tórshavn (M.F. Kristiansen, B. á Steig); Faroese Food and Veterinary Authority, Tórshavn (J.P. Fjallsbak, D.H. Christiansen); Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (S. Gaini); University of Southern Denmark, Odense (S. Gaini); Chief Medical Officer Office, Tórshavn (L.F. Møller); Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (M. Strøm)

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Table 2

Self-reported prevalence of symptoms and RT-PCR among 32 seropositive quarantined close contacts of coronavirus disease patients in study of seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2–specific antibodies, by age, Faroe Islands, 2020*

Age, y Total no. contacts Had symptoms in quarantine RT-PCR conducted Mean days from start of quarantine to first RT-PCR (SD) Median days from start of quarantine to first RT-PCR (range)
0–9 8 6 (75.0) 8 (100.0)† 5.5 (5.5) 6.0 (0–15)
10–17 6 0 4 (66.7) 7.0 (4.8) 8.5 (0–11)
18–34 9 5 (55.6) 3 (33.3)‡ 0.3 (0.6) 0 (0–1)
35–49 3 1 (33.3) 3 (100.0)§ 0.7 (2.1) 0 (–1 to 3)
50–66 2 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0 0
>67 4 1 (25.0) 2 (50.0) 0 0

*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. †Three contacts had 2 RT-PCRs. ‡One contact had 2 RT-PCRs and 1 had 4 RT-PCRs. §One contact had 2 RT-PCRs.

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