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COVID-19 Seroprevalance in a University Hospital Health Workers

Bir Üniversite Hastanesi Sağlık Çalışanlarında COVID-19 Seroprevalansı

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384–391
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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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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Objective & Hypothesis: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).
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Key Findings & Data: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.
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Conclusion & Impact: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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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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Giriş: SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2)’nin neden olduğu COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) ile mücadelede sağlık çalışanları görevi gereği ön saflarda yer almaktadır. Bu mücadelede uzun çalışma saatleri ile hastaların tanı, tedavi, takip süreçlerinde hastalarla yakın temasta bulunarak yüksek riskli hale gelmektedirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı hastanemiz sağlık çalışanlarının antikor durumlarını inceleyerek ülkemizin epidemiyolojik verilerine katkıda bulunmaktır. Materyal ve Metod: 1 Haziran-30 Kasım 2020 tarihleri arasında Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi’nde görev yapan sağlık çalışanlarının serum örneklerinden Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM, COVID-19 ELISA kitleri kullanılarak çalışıldı. Bu kişilerin nazofaringeal sürüntü örnekleri ise gerçek zamanlı polimeraz zincir reaksiyon (RT-PCR) ile test edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmamıza dahil edilen 741 sağlık çalışanının SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalansı %17.0 olarak saptandı. SARS-CoV-2 PZR testi negatif olan sağlık çalışanlarının %6.4 (33/515)’ünde, PCR testi yapılmayan sağlık çalışanlarının ise %3.9 (5/130)’unda seropoziflik tespit edildi. Sağlık çalışanları arasında en yüksek seroprevalansın hemşirelerde (%39.6), ardından hekimlerde (%23) olduğu görüldü. Sonuç: Sağlık çalışanlarında SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalansı topluma göre yüksek bulundu. Çalışmamız mesleki maruziyetin risk faktörü olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Hiç semptomu olmadığından PCR testi yaptırmayan sağlık çalışanlarında %3.9 seropozitiflik saptandı. Bu çalışanların asemptomatik veya subklinik infeksiyon geçirdiği varsayılırsa, nozokomiyal bulaş için risk oluşturmaktadır. Bu nedenle sağlık çalışanları hastanede çalışırken, infeksiyon hastalıklarında özellikle pandemi dönemlerinde kişisel koruyucu ekipman ve hijyen kurallarını doğru ve etkin şekilde uygulamalıdır.

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FEYZİOĞLU, B., KURT, E. K., ERAYMAN, İ., KAYA, H., ÖZDEMİR, M., ARSLAN, G. K. (2022). COVID-19 Seroprevalance in a University Hospital Health Workers. Flora İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 3, 384–391. https://ajindex.com/articles/517072

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