1. SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among pediatric health care personnel just after the first peak of pandemic: A nationwide surveillance
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Gürlevik, Sibel Laçinel, Kaba, Özge, Aktürk, Hacer, Erkum, İlyas Tolga, Turgut, Mehmet, Demirbuğa, Asuman, Keleş, Yıldız Ekemen, Yazıcıoğlu, Bahadır, Hacımustafaoğlu, Mustafa, Dinleyici, Ener Çağrı, Erat, Tuğba, Emiroğlu, Melike, Üstün, Tuğba, Kara, Soner Sertan, Doğan, Hazal Helin, Erdeniz, Emine Hafize, İşançlı, Didem Kızmaz, Yanartaş, Mehpare Sarı, Efe, Kadir, Çetin, Ceren, Dalgıç, Nazan, Büyükçam, Ayşe, Oygar, Pembe Derin, Yaşar, Belma, Ovalı, Hüsnü Fahri, Özçelik, Taha, Bilen, Melis, Bal, Zümrüt Şahbudak, Kukul, Musa Gürel, Özkınay, Ferda, Küçükalioğlu, Burcu Parıltan, Gül, Doruk, Avcu, Gülhadiye, Bozdemir, Şefika Elmas, Yenidoğan, İrem, Alkan, Gülsüm, Çiftçi, Diclehan, Şen, Semra, Kılıç, Ömer, Karbuz, Adem, Güner, Gizem, Yeşil, Edanur, Tezer, Hasan, Salı, Enes, Karasulu, Burcugül, Atikan, Başak Yıldız, Turan, Cansu, Akkoç, Gülşen, Demir, Sevliya Öcal, Oğuz, Şerife Bahtiyar, Çelebi, Solmaz, Özer, Arife, Yahşi, Aysun, Kara, Tuğçe Tural, Çiftdoğan, Dilek Yılmaz, Okur, Dicle Şener, Törün, Selda Hançerli, Akkuş, Gökhan, Hatipoğlu, Sadık Sami, Sarı, Emine Ergül, Arslanoğlu, Sertaç, Şahin, Aslıhan, Öz, Şadiye Kübra Tüter, Çelebi, Emel, Aydın, Zeynep Gökçe Gayretli, Hatipoğlu, Halil, Sütçü, Murat, Durmuş, Habibe Selver, Tekeli, Seher, Karaaslan, Ayşe, Bülbül, Lida, Almış, Habip, Cebeci, Sinem Oral, Akın, Yasemin, Kurugöl, Zafer, Aygün, Fatma Deniz, Kara, Ateş, Somer, Ayper, Cengiz, Ali Bülent, Uygun, Hatice, Çoban, Rabia, Elevli, Murat, Çakır, Deniz, Hatipoğlu, Nevin, Kara, Yalçın, Bucak, Ibrahim Hakan, and Çetin, BENHUR ŞİRVAN
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COVID-1 ,personnel protective equipment use ,Turkey ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Health Personnel ,serology ,COVID-19 ,Antibodies, Viral ,Article ,Seroepidemiologic Studies ,Humans ,Child ,Delivery of Health Care ,Pandemics ,SARS Co-V-2 ,healthcare personnel - Abstract
Understanding SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among health care personnel is important to explore risk factors for transmission, develop elimination strategies and form a view on the necessity and frequency of surveillance in the future.We enrolled 4927 health care personnel working in pediatric units at 32 hospitals from 7 different regions of Turkey in a study to determine SARS Co-V-2 seroprevalence after the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. A point of care serologic lateral flow rapid test kit for immunoglobulin (Ig)M/IgG was used. Seroprevalence and its association with demographic characteristics and possible risk factors were analyzed.SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity prevalence in health care personnel tested was 6.1%. Seropositivity was more common among those who did not universally wear protective masks (10.6% vs 6.1%). Having a COVID-19-positive co-worker increased the likelihood of infection. The least and the most experienced personnel were more likely to be infected. Most of the seropositive health care personnel (68.0%) did not suspect that they had previously had COVID-19.Health surveillance for health care personnel involving routine point-of-care nucleic acid testing and monitoring personal protective equipment adherence are suggested as important strategies to protect health care personnel from COVID-19 and reduce nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
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- 2021