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SARS-CoV-2 antibody screening in healthcare workers: lessons learned from the first months of COVID-19 outbreak in Europe. Significance of serology testing for effective pandemic management and reduction of the occupational risk
- Source :
- Zdrowie Publiczne = Polish Journal of Public Health; January 2023, Vol. 132 Issue: 1 p1-10, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Introduction.Detected in 2019 in Wuhan, China, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has changed almost all aspects of human lives. It has had an enormous impact on societies, economies and politics across the world. Nevertheless, first and foremost, it has led to a global health crisis on an unprecedented scale. Since the pandemic’s beginning, one of the greatest global challenges has been to stop the spread of infection among healthcare workers (HCWs). As a front-line fighters, they are at higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 than other professions.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00442011 and 20834829
- Volume :
- 132
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Zdrowie Publiczne = Polish Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs60384847
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2478/pjph-2022-0001