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ArticlePloS one2021

The burden of SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers across 16 hospitals of Kashmir, India-A seroepidemiological study.

Inaamul Haq, Mariya Amin Qurieshi, Muhammad Salim Khan, Sabhiya Majid, Arif Akbar Bhat, Rafiya Kousar, Iqra Nisar Chowdri, Tanzeela Bashir Qazi, Abdul Aziz Lone, Iram Sabah and 7 more

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Inaamul HaqDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Mariya Amin QurieshiDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3217-3534
Muhammad Salim KhanDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1494-688X
Sabhiya MajidDepartment of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Arif Akbar BhatDepartment of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Rafiya KousarDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Iqra Nisar ChowdriDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Tanzeela Bashir QaziDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Abdul Aziz LoneDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Iram SabahDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Misbah Ferooz KawoosaDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Shahroz NabiDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Ishtiyaq Ahmad SumjiDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Shifana AyoubDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Mehvish Afzal KhanDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Anjum AsmaDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Shaista IsmailDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has greatly affected healthcare workers because of the high risk of getting infected. The present cross-sectional study measured SARS-CoV-2 antibody in healthcare workers of Kashmir, India.

methodsSerological testing to detect antibodies against nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2 was performed in 2003 healthcare workers who voluntarily participated in the study.

resultsWe report relatively high seropositivity of 26.8% (95% CI 24.8-28.8) for SARS-CoV-2in healthcare workers, nine months after the first case was detected in Kashmir. Most of the healthcare workers (71.7%) attributed infection to the workplace environment. Among healthcare workers who neither reported any prior symptom nor were they ever tested for infection by nasopharyngeal swab test, 25.5% were seropositive.

conclusionWe advocate interval testing by nasopharyngeal swab test of all healthcare workers regardless of symptoms to limit the transmission of infection within healthcare settings.

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AdultCOVID-19COVID-19 Serological TestingFemaleHealth PersonnelHospitalsHumansIndiaMaleSeroepidemiologic Studies

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PMID34797880
PMCPMC8604293
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