دورية أكاديمية
High SARS CoV2 antibody-prevalence among health care workers with variable exposure to COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional university hospital study.
| العنوان: | High SARS CoV2 antibody-prevalence among health care workers with variable exposure to COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional university hospital study. |
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| المؤلفون: | Bassam Mansour, adel hassan, Fadia Attia, Safaa Mohamed, Mohamed Abdo, Eman Fahmy, Samar Mohamed, AG Abdel Rahman, Bassma Ibrahem, Wagdy Abdelfatah, Moustafa Ragheb |
| المصدر: | Microbes and Infectious Diseases, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 842-851 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | covid-19, hcws, egypt, asymptomatic, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| الوصف: | Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the pattern of medical services changed to minimize transmission to health care workers (HCWs) or hospitalized patients. Despite the care of COVID-19 patients in a special ward, new cases are accidentally discovered. This study aimed at determining the antibody seroprevalence among asymptomatic HCWs and the associated risks. Methods: The study involved 190 participants, including physicians, nurses, technicians, and administrative staff. All were inquired for sociodemographic, specialty, previous isolation, and previous infection, and their blood was tested for SARS-CoV2 antibody. Results: Of 190 HCWs; 72,1% were females, the mean age was 32.6±7.9 years, 10.5% were smokers, and 15.8% reported co-morbid illness. SARS CoV2 antibodies were found in 68 (35.8%); being IgG, IgM and both IgM and IgG in 47 (69.1%), 10 (14.7%) and 11 (16.2%) participants respectively. The prevalence was higher (47.6%) among HCWs of the COVID unit, [OR=1.7 (95% CI: 0.69-4.3)] and HCWs with previous COVID-19, OR:1.61 (95% CI:0.88-2.94). The prevalence was significantly lower among smokers (p=0.049), OR:0.29 (95% CI:0.08-1.01), and significantly higher in HCWs who recalled cough (p=0.036) OR: 1.97 (95% CI: 1.05-3.69). The likelihood of antibody seropositivity increased in technicians [OR:2.02 (95% CI: 0.92-4.44)], followed by physicians [OR:1.7 (95% CI: 0.7-4.33)] while the odds ratio was low among nurses [OR:0.58 (95% CI: 0.32-1.07). Conclusion: A considerable proportion of antibody positive HCWs had evidence of past SARS CoV2. Provision of adequate personal protective equipment and periodic screening of HCWs are urgently needed to lessen the transmission within the health care settings. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2682-4132 2682-4140 |
| Relation: | https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_258242_4724633e33a8788da490a366c1b7e4d1.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2682-4132; https://doaj.org/toc/2682-4140 |
| DOI: | 10.21608/mid.2022.148952.1341 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/c9bf190aa390409e9682c6ad032efc4f |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.9bf190aa390409e9682c6ad032efc4f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 26824132 26824140 |
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| DOI: | 10.21608/mid.2022.148952.1341 |