SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and the association with vitamin D among nonvaccinated health service providers in Dhaka city of Bangladesh

Autor: Md Tarek Alam, Rubaiul Murshed, Nilufar Begum, Sadia Saber, Md Elias Bhuiyan, Rafa Faaria Alam, Md Farhad, Abdul Hasib Chowdhury, Sharmin Sultana, Pauline Francisca Gomes, Mohammed Misbah Uddin, Rishad Choudhury Robin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, Vol 71, Iss 4, Pp 441-446 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0422-7638
2090-9950
DOI: 10.4103/ecdt.ecdt_7_22
Popis: Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a tremendous effect worldwide, and as a front liner, health professionals are significantly exposed to the disease. This study focused on exploring the seroprevalence of the antibody of the health professional who never had a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and never found positive through reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction or Rapid Antigen Test and the relation of vitamin D with SARS-CoV-2. A cross-sectional study was conducted at two randomly selected medical college hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data have been acquired from purposively selected 251 respondents. An interviewer administrated questionnaire was used to collect the demographic characteristic and determine the IgG antibody, a laboratory-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays test was conducted, and for vitamin D, the ARCHITECT 25-OH Vitamin D assay is a quantitative method applied. Antibody index was interpreted
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