Rate of covid-19 and seropositivity in healthcare provider in covid and noncovid ICUs in Imam Reza hospital

Abstract

The contact of hospital staff in the workplace is one of the most important health concerns in countries where the COVID-19 disease is common. The aim of this study is to assessment of the COVID-19 rate and seropositivity in healthcare provider in covid and noncovid ICUs in Imam Reza hospital. Materials and Methods: This research was a case-control study, and its target population included the staff of the intensive care units 5 and 6 of Imam Reza Hospital in Tabriz as COVID ICU and lung ICU as non-COVID ICU in the year 1400. The sampling method was cencus. The method of gathering information was done through interviews and a form was filled for each person, and the frequency of COVID-19 infection in both sections was recorded and statistically compared. Results: In this study, 148 people were examined, 85 people (57.4%) were in the COVID department and 63 people (42.6%) were in the non-COVID department. PCR result was positive in 68 people (45.9%) and negative in 80 people (54.1%). Also, the result of seropositivity was positive in 11 people (18.6%) and negative in 48 people (81.4%). There was no significant difference between the rate of disease and seropositivity between the covid and non-covid departments (P-value>0.05). Also, there was no significant difference between the rate of disease and the duration of contact with patients in the intensive care units of covid and non-covid (P-value>0.05); On the other hand, the amount of seropositivity was not significantly different with the duration of contact with patients in the intensive care units for Covid (P-value>0.05), but the amount of seropositivity in non-Covid special care units had a significant difference with the duration of contact with patients, so that the average duration of contact with patients in the positive seropositivity group was higher than the negative seropositivity group (P-value>0.05).