SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has greatly affected healthcare workers because of the high risk of getting infected. The present cross-sectional study measured SARS-CoV-2 antibody in healthcare workers of Kashmir, India. Methods: Serological testing to detect antibodies against nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2 was performed in 2003 healthcare workers who voluntarily participated in the study. Results: We report relatively high seropositivity of 26.8% (95% CI 24.8–28.8) for SARS-CoV-2in healthcare workers, nine months after the first case was detected in Kashmir. Most of the healthcare workers (71.7%) attributed infection to the workplace environment. Among healthcare workers who neither reported any prior symptom nor were they ever tested for infection by nasopharyngeal swab test, 25.5% were seropositive. Conclusion: We advocate interval testing by nasopharyngeal swab test of all healthcare workers regardless of symptoms to limit the transmission of infection within healthcare settings.
【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Healthcare workers, antibody, cross-sectional, SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, India, Infection, Transmission, Symptom, healthcare worker, nucleocapsid protein, Nasopharyngeal swab, cross-sectional study, SARS-CoV-2 antibody, Serological testing, healthcare, Seropositivity, seropositive, high risk, 95% CI, MOST, nasopharyngeal swab test, Kashmir, limit, tested, affected, detect, reported, nine, was performed, participated, 【제목키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, hospital, healthcare worker,