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  • Seroprevalence of coronavir...
    Alkurt, Gizem; Murt, Ahmet; Aydin, Zeki; Tatli, Ozge; Agaoglu, Nihat Bugra; Irvem, Arzu; Aydin, Mehtap; Karaali, Ridvan; Gunes, Mustafa; Yesilyurt, Batuhan; Turkez, Hasan; Mardinoglu, Adil; Doganay, Mehmet; Basinoglu, Filiz; Seyahi, Nurhan; Dinler Doganay, Gizem; Doganay, Hamdi Levent

    PloS one, 03/2021, Letnik: 16, Številka: 3
    Journal Article

    COVID-19 is a global threat with an increasing number of infections. Research on IgG seroprevalence among health care workers (HCWs) is needed to re-evaluate health policies. This study was performed in three pandemic hospitals in Istanbul and Kocaeli. Different clusters of HCWs were screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Seropositivity rate among participants was evaluated by chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay. We recruited 813 non-infected and 119 PCR-confirmed infected HCWs. Of the previously undiagnosed HCWs, 22 (2.7%) were seropositive. Seropositivity rates were highest for cleaning staff (6%), physicians (4%), nurses (2.2%) and radiology technicians (1%). Non-pandemic clinic (6.4%) and ICU (4.3%) had the highest prevalence. HCWs in "high risk" group had similar seropositivity rate with "no risk" group (2.9 vs 3.5 p = 0.7). These findings might lead to the re-evaluation of infection control and transmission dynamics in hospitals.