Egypt's COVID-19 recent happenings and perspectives: a mini-review

ARA Saied, AA Metwally, NAB Madkhali… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has affected countries across the world. While the …

Global percentage of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections among the tested population and individuals with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis: a systematic review and …

Q Ma, J Liu, Q Liu, L Kang, R Liu, W Jing… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Asymptomatic infections are potential sources of transmission for COVID-19.
Objective To evaluate the percentage of asymptomatic infections among individuals …

Seroprevalence and risk factors of COVID-19 in healthcare workers from 11 African countries: a scoping review and appraisal of existing evidence

SA Müller, RR Wood, J Hanefeld… - Health policy and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A better understanding of serological data and risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) infection in healthcare workers (HCWs) is especially important in African …

[HTML][HTML] High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 but low infection fatality ratio eight months after introduction in Nairobi, Kenya

I Ngere, J Dawa, E Hunsperger, N Otieno… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The lower than expected COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in Africa has been
attributed to multiple factors, including weak surveillance. This study estimated the burden of …

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Hajissa, MA Islam, SA Hassan, AR Zaidah… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
A reliable estimate of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies is increasingly important to track the
spread of infection and define the true burden of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A …

The role of routine SARS-CoV-2 screening of healthcare-workers in acute care hospitals in 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JM Jabs, A Schwabe, AD Wollkopf, B Gebel… - BMC infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Healthcare workers (HCW) are at increased risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2.
Vulnerable patient populations in particular must be protected, and clinics should not …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in South Africa: a longitudinal cohort study

MC Nunes, VL Baillie, G Kwatra… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract From April to September 2020, we investigated severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in a cohort of 396 healthcare workers (HCWs) from 5 …

[HTML][HTML] Sero-prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers: a multicenter study from Egypt

RH El-Sokkary, E Daef, LA El-Korashi, EM Khedr… - Journal of Infection and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at a high risk for disease exposure.
Given the limited availability of nucleic acid testing by PCR in low resource settings …

Disease severity and comorbidities among healthcare worker COVID-19 admissions in South Africa: a retrospective analysis

E Ratshikhopha, M Muvhali, N Naicker… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are among the most vulnerable in regard to contracting severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Comorbidities are …

[HTML][HTML] Características de profissionais de saúde acometidos por Covid-19: revisão integrativa da literatura

RPS Rocha, JLC Oliveira, ARS Carvalho… - Saúde em …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO O objetivo do estudo consistiu em identificar as características de profissionais de
saúde acometidos por Covid-19. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura guiada …