| Literature DB >> 33854684 |
Mohamed Lemine Ould Salem1,2, Mohamed Ahmed Med Mahmoud Sidiya1,2, Ahmed Baba Ahmedou Eibih1,2, Mohamed Mahmoud Maouloud1, Brahim Hamad Ngaide1,2, Leila Dedy1,2, Lalla Mariem Hamza1,2, Fatimetou Yacoub1,2.
Abstract
The first outbreak of epidemic respiratory disease due to unknown etiology was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) firstly used the term "new coronavirus 2019" on December 29, 2019. This pandemic, which is currently called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. It was subsequently called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the WHO. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in all employees of the Nouakchott National Hospital Center (CHN). The study was conducted during the week 20/05/2020 to 27/05/2020. It involved 853 employees of all ranks (doctors, pharmacists, nurses, secretaries, security personnel, administrators...) of whom 504 were male and 331 were female, with a sex ratio of 1,52 with an average age of 39 years, ranging from 20 to 60 years. The screening for IgG and IgM antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 was performed using Biotime (Xiamen Biotime Biotechnology Co., Ltd.) immunochromatographic technique. Out of 835 employees included in our study, 14 were positive (1.67%) of whom 12 had IgM and IgG anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and 2 had isolated IgM. Nasopharyngeal swab polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed in these 14 patients and was positive in six. While PCR is the gold standard for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, serological tests for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, in particular rapid tests (RDTs) are a diagnostic complement to COVID-19. They have the advantage of being easy to realize, of being safe both in the laboratories and outside the laboratories. RDTs enabled us to detect asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriers within CHN employees. This allowed for patients management and isolation to protect patients and their environments. Copyright: Mohamed Lemine Ould Salem et al.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Mauritania; Nouakchott; SARS-CoV-2; polymerase chain reaction; rapid diagnosis test
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33854684 PMCID: PMC8017368 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.55.24259
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
données récapitulatives des principaux résultats
| Nombres | Pourcentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Sexe | ||
| Masculin | 504 | 60.3% |
| Féminin | 331 | 39,7% |
| Age | ||
| Age moyen | 39 ans | |
| Sérologie positive | 14 | 1,67% |
résultats de la PCR chez les patients séropositifs
| RT-PCR positive | RT-PCR négative | |
|---|---|---|
| Sérologie positive (14) | 6 | 8 |
| IgM + IgG (12) | 5 | 7 |
| IgM seules (2) | 1 | 1 |