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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Screening in Healthcare Workers in Non-Infectious Hospitals in Two Different Regions of Southern Poland (Upper Silesia and Opole Voivodeships): A Prospective Cohort Study.

Rafał Jakub Bułdak, Elżbieta Woźniak-Grygiel, Marta Wąsik, Janusz Kasperczyk, Ewa Gawrylak-Dryja, Renata Mond-Paszek, Adam Konka, Karina Badura-Brzoza, Martyna Fronczek, Marlena Golec and 4 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Rafał Jakub BułdakDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0405-0596
Elżbieta Woźniak-GrygielDepartment of Histology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3240-1939
Marta WąsikDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6251-9770
Janusz KasperczykDepartment of Environmental Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jordana 18, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6945-1200
Ewa Gawrylak-DryjaDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland.
Renata Mond-PaszekDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland.
Adam KonkaSilesian Park of Medical Technology Kardio-Med Silesia, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 10C, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
Karina Badura-BrzozaDepartment of Psychiatry in Tarnowskie Góry, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 42-612 Tarnowskie Góry, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1810-9018
Martyna FronczekSilesian Park of Medical Technology Kardio-Med Silesia, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 10C, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
Marlena GolecSilesian Park of Medical Technology Kardio-Med Silesia, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 10C, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1698-5257
Mateusz LejawaSilesian Park of Medical Technology Kardio-Med Silesia, M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 10C, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1228-7534
Marcin MarkielIntensive Care Unit, Regional Specialised Hospital No. 4 in Bytom, al. Legionów 10, 41-902 Bytom, Poland.
Sławomir KasperczykDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
Zenon BrzozaDepartment of Internal Diseases, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Al. W. Witosa 26, 40-451 Opole, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1230-7013
University of Opole · PLMedical University of Silesia · PLKardio-Med Silesia · PLWojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 4 w Bytomiu · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Detection of asymptomatic or subclinical human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers (HCWs) is crucial for understanding the overall prevalence of the new coronavirus and its infection potential in public (non-infectious) healthcare units with emergency wards. (2) Methods: We evaluated the host serologic responses, measured with semi-quantitative ELISA tests (IgA, IgG, IgM abs) in sera of 90 individuals in Hospital no. 4 in Bytom, 84 HCWs in the University Hospital in Opole and 25 in a Miasteczko Śląskie local surgery. All volunteers had negative RT-PCR test results or had not had the RT-PCR test performed within 30 days before sampling. The ELISA test was made at two different time points (July/August 2020) with a 2-weeks gap between blood collections to avoid the "serological window" period. (3) Results: The IgG seropositivity of asymptomatic HCWs varied between 1.2% to 10% (Opole vs. Bytom,

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Health PersonnelHumansPolandProspective Studiesantibody screeningasymptomaticCOVID-19health-care professionalsimmunoglobulinsRT-PCRSARS-CoV-2serological surveillance

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