Table. 2.
Table. 2.
Characteristics of three participants with SARS-CoV-2 seropositive antibody test results
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliated hospital | Hospital 1 | Hospital 1 | Hospital 2 |
| Sex | Female | Female | Female |
| Age (years) | 25 | 26 | 31 |
| Occupation | Nurse | Nurse | Nurse in the infection prevention office |
| Working period as a health care worker (years) | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Working period in COVID-19 wards (days) | 84 | 62 | 0 |
| Working arrangement | 3 shifts | 3 shifts | 8 hours during daytime and additional on-call |
| Presence of symptoms | None | None | None |
| Contact history with patients with COVID-19 without PPE | None | None | None |
| Type of PPE | Level D | Level D | Level D or 5-piece set |
| Self-reported contamination during doffing of PPE | None | None | None |
| Number of times COVID-19 PCR was performed before blood collection | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| COVID-19 PCR at the time of blood collection | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| Possible interpretation of the test results | Asymptomatic infection | Asymptomatic infection | False-positive result or possible asymptomatic infection |
* 5-piece set; includes hat, N95 mask, gloves, gown, and overshoes.
Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2021;26:24~30 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2021.26.1.24
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