• An evaluation of 4 commercial assays for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a predominantly mildly symptomatic low prevalence Australian population 

      Wehrhahn, Michael C; Brown, Suzanne J; Newcombe, James P; Chong, Smathi; Evans, Jenny; Figtree, Melanie; Hainke, Laurence; Hueston, Linda; Khan, Sadid; Marland, Elizabeth; O'Sullivan, Matthew V N; Powell, Helen; Roy, Jhumur; Waring, Lynette; Yu, Megan; Robson, Jennifer
      Published 2021
      A total of 1080 individual patient samples (158 positive serology samples from confirmed, predominantly mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients and 922 serology negative including 496 collected pre-COVID) from four states in ...
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    • Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Specific Antibodies in Australia After the First Epidemic Wave in 2020: A National Survey 

      Vette, Kaitlyn M; Machalek, Dorothy A; Gidding, Heather F; Nicholson, Suellen; O'Sullivan, Matthew V N; Carlin, John B; Downes, Marnie; Armstrong, Lucy; Beard, Frank H; Dwyer, Dominic E; Gibb, Robert; Gosbell, Iain B; Hendry, Alexandra J; Higgins, Geoff; Hirani, Rena; Hueston, Linda; Irving, David O; Quinn, Helen E; Shilling, Hannah; Smith, David; Kaldor, John M; Macartney, Kristine
      Published 2022
      Background: As of mid-2021, Australia's only nationwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic occurred in the first 6 months of the pandemic. Subsequently, there has been limited transmission in most states and ...
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    • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Australian educational settings: a prospective cohort study 

      Macartney, Kristine; Quinn, Helen E; Pillsbury, Alexis J; Koirala, Archana; Deng, Lucy; Winkler, Noni; Katelaris, Anthea L; O'Sullivan, Matthew V N; Dalton, Craig; Wood, Nicholas; Team, NSW COVID-19 Schools Study; Brogan, D; Glover, C; Dinsmore, N; Dunn, A; Jadhav, A; Joyce, R; Kandasamy, R; Meredith, K; Pelayo, L; Rost, L; Saravanos, G; Bag, S; Corbett, S; Staff, M; Alexander, K; Conaty, S; Leadbeater, K; Forssman, B; Kakar, S; Dwyer, D; Kok, J; Chant, K
      Published 2020
      School closures have occurred globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, empiric data on transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among children and in educational settings are ...
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