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Editor, Senior Moderator
Asia Pac J Public Health
. 2021 Apr 21;10105395211011010.
doi: 10.1177/10105395211011010. Online ahead of print.
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Among Health Care Personnel at a Health Care System in Pakistan
Salma Abbas[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aun Raza[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ayesha Iftikhar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aamir Khan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shahzaib Khan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhammed Aasim Yusuf[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Health care personnel (HCP) are at high risk for coronavirus disease-2019 acquisition. Serum antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) indicate past infection. Our institution offered SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing to HCP. We surveyed HCP with positive test results to explore past exposure to SARS-CoV-2, details of symptoms during the preceding 6 months, and a history of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction testing. A total of 2162 HCP underwent antibody testing. Eight hundred fifty-seven (39.6%) employees tested positive and, of these, 820 (95.7%) participated in the survey. When adjusted for age, males had higher odds of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies compared with females (OR = 1.68; 95% CI = 1.37-2.05; P = .00) and clinical staff had higher odds of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity compared with nonclinical staff (OR = 1.273; 95% CI = 1.06-1.53; P = .01). Implementation of effective infection control measures is essential to protect HCP from coronavirus disease-2019.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; health care personnel; health care workers; seroepidemiologic studies.
. 2021 Apr 21;10105395211011010.
doi: 10.1177/10105395211011010. Online ahead of print.
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Among Health Care Personnel at a Health Care System in Pakistan
Salma Abbas[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aun Raza[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ayesha Iftikhar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aamir Khan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shahzaib Khan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhammed Aasim Yusuf[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33880961
- DOI: 10.1177/10105395211011010
Abstract
Health care personnel (HCP) are at high risk for coronavirus disease-2019 acquisition. Serum antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) indicate past infection. Our institution offered SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing to HCP. We surveyed HCP with positive test results to explore past exposure to SARS-CoV-2, details of symptoms during the preceding 6 months, and a history of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction testing. A total of 2162 HCP underwent antibody testing. Eight hundred fifty-seven (39.6%) employees tested positive and, of these, 820 (95.7%) participated in the survey. When adjusted for age, males had higher odds of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies compared with females (OR = 1.68; 95% CI = 1.37-2.05; P = .00) and clinical staff had higher odds of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity compared with nonclinical staff (OR = 1.273; 95% CI = 1.06-1.53; P = .01). Implementation of effective infection control measures is essential to protect HCP from coronavirus disease-2019.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; health care personnel; health care workers; seroepidemiologic studies.