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COVID-19 infection and seroconversion rates in healthcare workers in Lebanon: An observational study
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is a recent pandemic. Healthcare workers (HCW) are at high risk of acquiring the infection and transmitting it to others. Seroprevalence for COVID-19 among HCW varies between countries, hospitals in the same country and even among different departments i...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10143398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37115042 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000032992 |
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author | Helou, Mariana Zoghbi, Sanaa El Osta, Nour Mina, Jonathan Mokhbat, Jacques Husni, Rola |
author_facet | Helou, Mariana Zoghbi, Sanaa El Osta, Nour Mina, Jonathan Mokhbat, Jacques Husni, Rola |
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description | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is a recent pandemic. Healthcare workers (HCW) are at high risk of acquiring the infection and transmitting it to others. Seroprevalence for COVID-19 among HCW varies between countries, hospitals in the same country and even among different departments in the same hospital. In this study, we aim to determine the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies and the seroconversion among the HCW in our hospital. A total of 203 HCW were included. The rate of conversion to seropositive was 19.7% in total, with a rate of 13.4% in female versus 25% in male. The seropositivity in the House keeping group was 83%, followed by 45% in the COVID Floor while the seropositivity in the Anesthesia was 4% and the Infection Control 0%. The highest seropositivity rate in the COVID floor, and in the intensive care unit was explained by the long time spent with the patients. While in the inhalation team and the anesthesia, the lower rates of seropositivity was due to the N95 mask wearing the whole time. Seropositivity for COVID-19 in HCW is a major public health concern. Policies should be implemented to better protect HCWs. |
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spelling | pubmed-101433982023-04-28 COVID-19 infection and seroconversion rates in healthcare workers in Lebanon: An observational study Helou, Mariana Zoghbi, Sanaa El Osta, Nour Mina, Jonathan Mokhbat, Jacques Husni, Rola Medicine (Baltimore) 4900 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is a recent pandemic. Healthcare workers (HCW) are at high risk of acquiring the infection and transmitting it to others. Seroprevalence for COVID-19 among HCW varies between countries, hospitals in the same country and even among different departments in the same hospital. In this study, we aim to determine the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies and the seroconversion among the HCW in our hospital. A total of 203 HCW were included. The rate of conversion to seropositive was 19.7% in total, with a rate of 13.4% in female versus 25% in male. The seropositivity in the House keeping group was 83%, followed by 45% in the COVID Floor while the seropositivity in the Anesthesia was 4% and the Infection Control 0%. The highest seropositivity rate in the COVID floor, and in the intensive care unit was explained by the long time spent with the patients. While in the inhalation team and the anesthesia, the lower rates of seropositivity was due to the N95 mask wearing the whole time. Seropositivity for COVID-19 in HCW is a major public health concern. Policies should be implemented to better protect HCWs. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023-04-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10143398/ /pubmed/37115042 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000032992 Text en Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License 4.0 (CCBY-NC) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download, share, remix, transform, and buildup the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be used commercially without permission from the journal. |
spellingShingle | 4900 Helou, Mariana Zoghbi, Sanaa El Osta, Nour Mina, Jonathan Mokhbat, Jacques Husni, Rola COVID-19 infection and seroconversion rates in healthcare workers in Lebanon: An observational study |
title | COVID-19 infection and seroconversion rates in healthcare workers in Lebanon: An observational study |
title_full | COVID-19 infection and seroconversion rates in healthcare workers in Lebanon: An observational study |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 infection and seroconversion rates in healthcare workers in Lebanon: An observational study |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 infection and seroconversion rates in healthcare workers in Lebanon: An observational study |
title_short | COVID-19 infection and seroconversion rates in healthcare workers in Lebanon: An observational study |
title_sort | covid-19 infection and seroconversion rates in healthcare workers in lebanon: an observational study |
topic | 4900 |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10143398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37115042 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000032992 |
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