COVID-19 Seroprevalance in a University Hospital Health Workers

Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi

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Esma KEPENEK KURT¹  İbrahim ERAYMAN¹  Bahadır FEYZİOĞLU²  Mehmet ÖZDEMİR²  Havva KAYA²  Gökçe Kader ARSLAN³ 

[1] Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medicine Faculty, Konya, Turkey;

[2] Department of Medical Microbiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medicine Faculty, Konya, Turkey;

[3] Department of Medical Microbiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medicine Faculty, Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medicine Faculty, Konya, Turkey;

关键词: sars-cov-2;    healthcare worker;    seroprevalence;    antibody;    covid-19;   

DOI  :  10.5578/flora.20219706

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Healthcare workers are at the forefront in the Pandemic war against COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) caused by SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2). In this struggle, they have become high-risk by keeping in close contact with patients during their diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up with long working hours. The aim of this study was to contribute to epidemiological data of our country by examining the antibody status of our hospital healthcare workers. Materials and Methods: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM, COVID-19 ELISA kits were studied from sera samples of healthcare workers in Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital between June 1 and November 30, 2020. Nasopharyngeal swab samples of these persons were also tested with the Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) method. Results: SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence of 741 healthcare workers included in our study was found to be 17%. Seropositivity was detected in 6.4% (33/515) of the healthcare workers with negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR test and in 3.9% (5/130) of the healthcare workers who did not have PCR test. Among the healthcare workers, the highest seroprevalence was observed in nurses (39.6%) followed by doctors (%23). Conclusion: It was evaluated that SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in healthcare workers is higher than in the population. This study shows that occupational exposure is a risk factor. 3.9% seropositivity was found in healthcare workers who never had a test. Considering that these workers have an asymptomatic or subclinical infection, there is a possible risk for nosocomial transmission. Therefore, healthcare professionals should use personal protective equipment and apply hygiene rules correctly and effectively in infectious diseases, especially during pandemic periods, while working in the hospital.

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