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SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among Healthcare Workers in General Hospitals and Clinics in Japan

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  • Tatsuya Yoshihara

    (Clinical Research Center, SOUSEIKAI Fukuoka Mirai Hospital, Kashiiteriha 3-5-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-0017, Japan)

  • Kazuya Ito

    (SOUSEIKAI Clinical Epidemiological Research Center, Kashiiteriha 3-5-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-0017, Japan
    College of Healthcare Management, Takayanagi 960-4, Setaka-machi, Miyama 835-0018, Japan)

  • Masayoshi Zaitsu

    (Department of Public Health, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan)

  • Eunhee Chung

    (SOUSEIKAI Global Clinical Research Center, Kashiiteriha 3-5-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-0017, Japan)

  • Izumi Aoyagi

    (Department of Internal Medicine, SOUSEIKAI Fukuoka Mirai Hospital, Kashiiteriha 3-5-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-0017, Japan)

  • Yoshikazu Kaji

    (SOUSEIKAI Hakata Clinic, 6-18 Tenyamachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0025, Japan)

  • Tomomi Tsuru

    (SOUSEIKAI PS Clinic, 6-18 Tenyamachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0025, Japan)

  • Takuma Yonemura

    (SOUSEIKAI Sumida Hospital, 1-29-1, Honjo, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0004, Japan)

  • Koji Yamaguchi

    (SOUSEIKAI Nishikumamoto Hospital, 1012 Koga, Tomiaimachi, Minami-ku, Kumamoto 861-4157, Japan)

  • Shinichi Nakayama

    (SOUSEIKAI Miyata Hospital, 1636 Honjo, Miyawaka, Fukuoka 823-0003, Japan)

  • Yosuke Tanaka

    (SOUSEIKAI Kanenokuma Hospital, 3-24-16 Kanenokuma, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0863, Japan)

  • Nobuo Yurino

    (SOUSEIKAI Shinyoshizuka Hospital, 7-6-29, Yoshizuka, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0041, Japan)

  • Hideki Koyanagi

    (SOUSEIKAI Dodo Clinic, 1-31-13, Nakaikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo 146-0081, Japan)

  • Shunji Matsuki

    (Clinical Research Center, SOUSEIKAI Fukuoka Mirai Hospital, Kashiiteriha 3-5-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-0017, Japan)

  • Ryuji Urae

    (SOUSEIKAI, 3-5-1 Kashiiteriha, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-0017, Japan)

  • Shin Irie

    (SOUSEIKAI, 3-5-1 Kashiiteriha, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-0017, Japan)

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a serious public health problem worldwide. In general, healthcare workers are considered to be at higher risk of COVID-19 infection. However, the prevalence of COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Japan is not well characterized. In this study, we aimed to examine the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies among 2160 healthcare workers in hospitals and clinics that are not designated to treat COVID-19 patients in Japan. The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G was 1.2% in August and October 2020 (during and after the second wave of the pandemic in Japan), which is relatively higher than that in the general population in Japan (0.03–0.91%). Because of the higher risk of COVID-19 infection, healthcare workers should be the top priority for further social support and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2.

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  • Tatsuya Yoshihara & Kazuya Ito & Masayoshi Zaitsu & Eunhee Chung & Izumi Aoyagi & Yoshikazu Kaji & Tomomi Tsuru & Takuma Yonemura & Koji Yamaguchi & Shinichi Nakayama & Yosuke Tanaka & Nobuo Yurino & , 2021. "SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among Healthcare Workers in General Hospitals and Clinics in Japan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-6, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:7:p:3786-:d:530342
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