1. SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among pediatric health care personnel just after the first peak of pandemic: a nationwide surveillance in Turkey
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Aktürk, Hacer; Yenidoğan, İrem, Oygar, P.D.; Büyükçam, A.; Bal, Z.S.; Dalgıç, N.; Bozdemir, S.E.; Karbuz, A.; Çetin, B.S.; Kara, Y.; Çetin, C.; Hatipoğlu, N.; Uygun, H.; Aygün, F.D.; Torun, S.H.; Okur, D.S.; Çiftdoğan, D.Y.; Kara, T.T.; Yahşi, A.; Özer, A.; Demir, S.O.; Akkoç, G.; Turan, C.; Salı, E.; Şen, S.; Erdeniz, E.H.; Kara, S.S.; Emiroğlu, M.; Erat, T.; Gürlevik, S.L.; Sütçü, M.; Aydın, Z.G.G.; Atıkan, B.Y.; Yeşil, E.; Güner, G.; Çelebi, E.; Efe, K.; İsançlı, D.K.; Durmuş, H.S.; Tekeli, S.; Karaaslan, A.; Bülbül, L.; Almış, H.; Kaba, O.; Keleş, Y.E.; Yazıcıoğlu, B.; Oğuz, S.B.; Ovalı, H.F.; Doğan, H.H.; Çelebi, S.; Çakır, D.; Karasulu, B.; Alkan, G.; Gül, D.; Küçükalioğlu, B.P.; Avcu, G.; Kukul, M.G.; Bilen, M.; Yaşar, B.; Üstün, T.; Kılıç, O.; Akın, Y.; Cebeci, S.O.; Buçak, I.H.; Yanartaş, M.S.; Şahin, A.; Arslanoğlu, S.; Elevli, M.; Çoban, R.; Öz, S.K.T.; Hatipoğlu, H.; Erkum, I.T.; Turgut, M.; Demirbuğa, A.; Özçelik, T.; Çiftci, D.; Sarı E.E.; Akkuş, G.; Hatipoğlu, S.S.; Dinleyici, E.Ç.; Hacımustafaoğlu, M.; Özkınay, F.; Kurugöl, Z.; Cengiz, A.B.; Somer, A.; Tezer, H.; Kara, A., Koç University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aktürk, Hacer; Yenidoğan, İrem, Oygar, P.D.; Büyükçam, A.; Bal, Z.S.; Dalgıç, N.; Bozdemir, S.E.; Karbuz, A.; Çetin, B.S.; Kara, Y.; Çetin, C.; Hatipoğlu, N.; Uygun, H.; Aygün, F.D.; Torun, S.H.; Okur, D.S.; Çiftdoğan, D.Y.; Kara, T.T.; Yahşi, A.; Özer, A.; Demir, S.O.; Akkoç, G.; Turan, C.; Salı, E.; Şen, S.; Erdeniz, E.H.; Kara, S.S.; Emiroğlu, M.; Erat, T.; Gürlevik, S.L.; Sütçü, M.; Aydın, Z.G.G.; Atıkan, B.Y.; Yeşil, E.; Güner, G.; Çelebi, E.; Efe, K.; İsançlı, D.K.; Durmuş, H.S.; Tekeli, S.; Karaaslan, A.; Bülbül, L.; Almış, H.; Kaba, O.; Keleş, Y.E.; Yazıcıoğlu, B.; Oğuz, S.B.; Ovalı, H.F.; Doğan, H.H.; Çelebi, S.; Çakır, D.; Karasulu, B.; Alkan, G.; Gül, D.; Küçükalioğlu, B.P.; Avcu, G.; Kukul, M.G.; Bilen, M.; Yaşar, B.; Üstün, T.; Kılıç, O.; Akın, Y.; Cebeci, S.O.; Buçak, I.H.; Yanartaş, M.S.; Şahin, A.; Arslanoğlu, S.; Elevli, M.; Çoban, R.; Öz, S.K.T.; Hatipoğlu, H.; Erkum, I.T.; Turgut, M.; Demirbuğa, A.; Özçelik, T.; Çiftci, D.; Sarı E.E.; Akkuş, G.; Hatipoğlu, S.S.; Dinleyici, E.Ç.; Hacımustafaoğlu, M.; Özkınay, F.; Kurugöl, Z.; Cengiz, A.B.; Somer, A.; Tezer, H.; Kara, A., Koç University Hospital, and School of Medicine
- Abstract
Background: understanding SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among health care personnel is important to ex-plore risk factors for transmission, develop elimination strategies and form a view on the necessity and frequency of surveillance in the future. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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., NA
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- 2021