Serological prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and associated factors in healthcare workers in a "non-COVID" hospital in Mexico City.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mexico is one of the countries with the highest number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic. In spite of this high mortality, in Mexico the number of confirmed cases and diagnostic tests per million population are lower than for other comparable countries, which leads to uncertainty about the actual extent of the pandemic. In Mexico City, healthcare workers represent an important fraction of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We performed a cross-sectional study whose objective was to estimate the frequency of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and identify associated factors in healthcare workers at a large hospital in Mexico City.

Methods

We conducted a serological survey in a non-COVID national referral teaching hospital. The study population included all the personn

SUBMITTER: Cruz-Arenas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8360585 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature