Exploratory Sero Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) among Health Care Professionals in Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health (PGIMER, Chandigarh): An Exploratory Study

Journal of community medicine & public health Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.29011/2577-2228.100213

V. Sagar, G. Kaur, Aditi Sharma, Anuradha Nadda, R. Khurana, A. Aggarwal

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among Abstract The safety of Healthcare Workers (HCWs) against SARS-CoV-2 transmission is an important aspect of managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Depending upon the level of sero prevalence of infection, public health interventions can be implemented for prevention and control of the disease. Therefore, the present study was designed to estimate the level of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies among healthcare professionals in the Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health PGIMER Chandigarh. The participants were selected by simple random sampling method. Collected serum samples were tested for the detection of IgG Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 by using ELISA kit (Zydus Diagnostics) and results were analysed as per manufacturer’s instructions. Out of total 56 participants, equal proportion of males and females participants i.e. 28 participated in study. Among these 7 participants showed the presence of IgG antibodies. Therefore, the exploratory seroprevalence of 12.5% was observed among healthcare professionals of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh, which is higher in comparison to seroprevalence, reported in general population.

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社区医学系和公共卫生学院(PGIMER，昌迪加尔)卫生保健专业人员SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)血清患病率的探索性研究

摘要医护人员防范SARS-CoV-2传播的安全是管理COVID-19大流行的一个重要方面。根据血清感染流行程度，可实施公共卫生干预措施，以预防和控制该病。因此，本研究旨在估计昌迪加尔PGIMER社区医学系和公共卫生学院卫生保健专业人员的SARS-CoV-2 IgG抗体水平。研究对象采用简单随机抽样方法。使用ELISA试剂盒(Zydus Diagnostics)检测收集的血清样本，检测针对SARS-CoV-2的IgG抗体，并根据制造商说明对结果进行分析。在总共56名参与者中，男女比例相等，即28名参与者参加了研究。这7名参与者中有IgG抗体存在。因此，在昌迪加尔PGIMER社区医学和公共卫生学院的卫生保健专业人员中观察到12.5%的探索性血清阳性率，高于一般人群中报告的血清阳性率。

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