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- Title
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among healthcare workers from a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Authors
Albaadani, Abeer M.; Alsufyani, Eid A.; Mursi, Mohamed I.; Haris, Mohamed H.; Kalam, Kiran K.; Alsherbeeni, Nisreen M.; Al-Rumaihi, Ahmed M.; Alateah, Souad M.; Ahmed, Medina A.; Alqurashi, Moayad M.
- Abstract
Objectives: To calculate the seroprevalence of asymptomatic healthcare workers (HCWs) in our institution. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among asymptomatic HCWs in a large hospital during the peak of the pandemic (from July to August 2020 and followed them up until February 2021) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We collected the data in a Microsoft Word document after collecting a single serum sample for detection of antibodies from each participant then we compared the results statically in Microsoft Excel tables. Results: We enrolled 188 participants and measured their IgG antibodies from venous blood samples using CLIA. Six (3.2%) had positive antibodies despite being asymptomatic. Most of these were from non- COVID-19 working areas (4 out of 6), but all had an exposure with a positive COVID-19 patient at some point in the preceding 2 months. Conclusions: Our results are consistent with similar local studies showing low seroprevalence among HCWs while most positive cases are from non-COVID-19 areas. Despite this low seroprevalence, HCWs are still considered a high-risk group; hence, there is a need to encourage strict implementation and adherence to infection control measures and vaccination among HCWs, especially when these measures are relaxed on the national level.
- Subjects
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia); SAUDI Arabia; MEDICAL personnel; SEROPREVALENCE; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; TERTIARY care; INFECTION
- Publication
Saudi Medical Journal, 2021, Vol 42, Issue 11, p1243
- ISSN
0379-5284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15537/smj.2021.42.11.20210391