The burden of SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers across 16 hospitals of Kashmir, India-A seroepidemiological study.
PLoS One
; 16(11): e0259893, 2021.
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в английский
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1526688
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has greatly affected healthcare workers because of the high risk of getting infected. The present cross-sectional study measured SARS-CoV-2 antibody in healthcare workers of Kashmir, India. METHODS:
Serological testing to detect antibodies against nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2 was performed in 2003 healthcare workers who voluntarily participated in the study.RESULTS:
We report relatively high seropositivity of 26.8% (95% CI 24.8-28.8) for SARS-CoV-2in healthcare workers, nine months after the first case was detected in Kashmir. Most of the healthcare workers (71.7%) attributed infection to the workplace environment. Among healthcare workers who neither reported any prior symptom nor were they ever tested for infection by nasopharyngeal swab test, 25.5% were seropositive.CONCLUSION:
We advocate interval testing by nasopharyngeal swab test of all healthcare workers regardless of symptoms to limit the transmission of infection within healthcare settings.
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Коллекция:
Международные базы данных
база данных:
MEDLINE
Основная тема:
Health Personnel
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COVID-19 Serological Testing
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COVID-19
Тип исследования:
Диагностическое исследование
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Наблюдательное исследование
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Прогностическое исследование
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Рандомизированные контролируемые испытания
Пределы темы:
Взрослые
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Женщины
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Люди
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Мужчины
Страна как тема:
Азия
Язык:
английский
Журнал:
PLoS One
Тематика журнала:
Наука
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Медицина
Год:
2021
Тип:
Статья
Аффилированная страна:
Journal.pone.0259893
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