Robertson, Louise J Moore, Julie S Blighe, Kevin Ng, Kok Yew Quinn, Nigel Jennings, Fergal Warnock, Gary Sharpe, Peter Clarke, Mark Maguire, Kathryn
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Objective To evaluate the dynamics and longevity of the humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and assess the performance of professional use of the UK-RTC AbC-19 Rapid Test lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) for the target condition of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein IgG antibodies. Design Nationwide serological study. Setting Northern Ireland, UK,...
Mortgat, Laure Verdonck, Kristien Hutse, Veronik Thomas, Isabelle Barbezange, Cyril Heyndrickx, Leo Fischer, Natalie Vuylsteke, Bea Kabouche, Ines Ariën, Kevin K
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Objectives To describe prevalence and incidence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Belgian hospital healthcare workers (HCW) in April–December 2020. Design Prospective cohort study. Follow-up was originally planned until September and later extended. Setting Multicentre study, 17 hospitals. Participants 50 HCW were randomly selected per hospital. ...
Alawa, Jude Al-Ali, Samir Walz, Lucas Wiles, Eleanor Harle, Nikhil Awale, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Deqo Khoshnood, Kaveh
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Objectives This study examined knowledge and perceptions of COVID-19, prevalence of pre-existing conditions and access to essential resources among residents of internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Somalia, where overcrowded settlements with weakened infrastructure, inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities, and limited access to h...
Žuljević, Marija Franka Jeličić, Karlo Viđak, Marin Đogaš, Varja Buljan, Ivan
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Objectives To evaluate the impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 on the burnout and study satisfaction of medical students. Design A cross-sectional study with a presurvey and postsurvey. Setting University of Split School of Medicine (USSM), Split, Croatia. The lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic lasted from late March to mid-May 2020. There...
Casey-Bryars, Miriam Griffin, John McAloon, Conor Byrne, Andrew Madden, Jamie Mc Evoy, David Collins, Áine Hunt, Kevin Barber, Ann Butler, Francis
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Objective To estimate the proportion of presymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection that can occur, and the timing of transmission relative to symptom onset. Setting/design Secondary analysis of international published data. Data sources Meta-analysis of COVID-19 incubation period and a rapid review of serial interval and generation time, w...
Moey, Peter Kirm Seng Ang, Andrew Teck Wee Ee, Adrian Guan Liang Ng, David Chee Chin Ng, Mark Chung Wai Teo, Stephanie Swee Hong Tay, Ee Guan Tan, Ngiap Chuan
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Objective To examine factors contributing to the low COVID-19 infectivity rate among healthcare workers in SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP), Singapore, from February to July 2020. Design Retrospective description, analysis and discussion of the factors and their contribution. Setting Single-institution study. Methods We describe and discuss the healthc...
Teece, Lucy Gray, Laura J Melbourne, Carl Orton, Chris Ford, David V Martin, Christopher A McAllister, David Khunti, Kamlesh Tobin, Martin John, Catherine
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Introduction COVID-19 has spread rapidly worldwide, causing significant morbidity and mortality. People from ethnic minorities, particularly those working in healthcare settings, have been disproportionately affected. Current evidence of the association between ethnicity and COVID-19 outcomes in people working in healthcare settings is insufficient...
Kneale, Dylan Bécares, Laia
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Objectives To assess the mental health and experiences of discrimination among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) people at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Data come from a cross-sectional online survey targeted at LGBTQ+ people, which collected data on mental health, experiences of discrimination and a number of other pa...
Basu, Ansu Agwu, Juliana Chizo Barlow, Nicola Lee, Brian
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Objective To assess the impact of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases on inpatient mortality from COVID-19, and its relationship to ethnicity and social deprivation. Design Retrospective, single-centre observational study Setting Birmingham, UK. Participants 907 hospitalised patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 from a multi-et...
Wang, Xianglan Tao, Jiong Zhu, Qi Wu, Xiuhua Li, Tong Zhao, Chongbang Yang, Weirui Wang, Xiaoying Zhang, Jinbei Guan, Nianhong
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Objectives To survey anxiety and depression symptoms to COVID-19 outbreak in the public, medical staff and patients during the initial phase of the pandemic. Design Cross-sectional online survey administered through WeChat Mini Program using Chinese versions of Zung Self-rating Depression Scale and Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale. Setting Guangzhou,...
