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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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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Infectious diseases

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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.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2022.148952.1341

Keywords

COVID-19, HCWs, Egypt, Asymptomatic

Authors

First Name

Bassam

Last Name

Mansour

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Infectious and endemic diseases, department, faculty of medicine, Suez canal university, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

bassammansour99@yahoo.com

City

sharkia

Orcid

0000-0001-7073-4040

First Name

adel

Last Name

hassan

MiddleName

ahmed

Affiliation

Infectious and endemic diseases, department, faculty of medicine, Suez canal university ,Ismailia, Egypt

Email

ahadel2001@yahoo.com

City

ismailia

Orcid

-

First Name

Fadia

Last Name

Attia

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Clinical pathology department, faculty of medicine, Suez canal university, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

fadiamostafa@gmail.com

City

ismailia

Orcid

-

First Name

Safaa

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Abdallah

Affiliation

Clinical pathology department, faculty of medicine, Suez canal university, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

drsafame@gmail.com

City

ismailia

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abdo

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Internal medicine department, faculty of medicine, Suez canal university, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

d_m.abdo2014@yahoo.com

City

isamilia

Orcid

-

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Fahmy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Internal medicine department, faculty of medicine, Suez canal university, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

emy_nasr55@yahoo.com

City

ismailia

Orcid

-

First Name

Samar

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

F.

Affiliation

Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

sumerahmed2001@yahoo.com

City

ismailia

Orcid

-

First Name

AG

Last Name

Abdel Rahman

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Public health, Community Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

gamalamira@gmail.com

City

ismailia

Orcid

-

First Name

Bassma

Last Name

Ibrahem

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Public health, Community Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

bbasma_ibraheem@med.suez.edu.eg

City

ismailia

Orcid

-

First Name

Wagdy

Last Name

Abdelfatah

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of chest diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.

Email

wagdyabdelfatah@gmail.com

City

ismailia

Orcid

-

First Name

Moustafa

Last Name

Ragheb

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Infectious and endemic diseases, department, faculty of medicine, Suez canal university, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

mosragh2001@hotmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

3

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

37291

Issue Date

2022-10-01

Receive Date

2022-07-04

Publish Date

2022-10-01

Page Start

842

Page End

851

Print ISSN

2682-4132

Online ISSN

2682-4140

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MID_Volume 3_Issue 4_Pages 842-851.pdf

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1,157

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Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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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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22 Jan 2023