Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Laboratory Healthcare Workers at Assiut University Hospital, Egypt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 is an illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Laboratory healthcare workers (LHCWs) are at highest risk for COVID-19 infection due to direct exposure to COVID-19 patients and/or infected samples.

Objectives

Our primary objective in this study was to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 Ab testing as a screening tool for detecting COVID-19 infection among asymptomatic LHCWs. Our secondary aims were to establish the relationship between exposure to COVID-19 infection and subsequent asymptomatic disease and working in different areas of the laboratory.

Method

The detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was done by different methods (rapid testing, electrochemiluminescence, and chemiluminescent micropartic

SUBMITTER: Ezz Eldin AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9106521 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature