Publications by authors named "Chinmay Gokhale"

Objectives: To study the dynamics of antibody responses in the real world up to 6 months following two Covishield vaccination doses and evaluate its correlation with age.

Materials And Methods: From March 2021 to February 2022, a prospective, longitudinal study of healthcare workers (HCWs) from a dedicated COVID-19 hospital was conducted. Institutional Ethics Committee permission was obtained.

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Background: The objective was studying the antibody response following immunization with COVID-19 vaccines.

Material And Methods: It was a longitudinal study of healthcare workers (HCWs). Two groups were taken, Group 1 had taken first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, at least 3 weeks have passed.

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Introduction: COVID-19 poses a great threat globally and also a huge burden on developing countries due to its expensive, less effective, and toxic treatment. India is one of the countries with large number of confirmed cases. This study is done to assess the death due to COVID-19 on various parameters so that necessary action can be taken to reduce the disease burden of COVID-19.

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Introduction: World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 outbreak as a "public health emergency of international concern" on January 31, 2020. After that the epidemic spread rapidly around the world. Chronic non-communicable diseases were identified as risk factors for SARS-CoV-2.

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Background: The onset of monsoons in Mumbai poses an additional health disease burden in the form of rising vector-borne and water-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, hepatitis, typhoid, chikungunya, and acute gastroenteritis. These monsoon-related illnesses are preventable with hygienic and sanitation measures that are likely to have been adopted during COVID-19 pandemic.

Aim: To assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the occurrence of monsoon-related diseases in the city of Mumbai and find out determinants of variations if any.

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Objectives: To study the risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care workers (HCWs) exposed to COVID-19 patients.

Material And Methods: This was a nested case-control study of health care workers(HCWs) in a Dedicated COVID Hospital(DCH). The data collection was done from Dec 2020 to Feb 2021.

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Context: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. COVID-19 disproportionately affects patients with pre-existing comorbidities including those undergoing dialysis at intermittent intervals. These patients requiring renal replacement therapy like intermittent hemodialysis have a preponderance to go into severe clinical states.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study aimed to estimate how many healthcare workers (HCWs) had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and identify related factors, using a sample of 1005 HCWs from a Dedicated COVID Hospital between December 2020 and February 2021.
  • - Out of the tested HCWs, 12.3% showed positive results for antibodies through qualitative tests, while 10% tested positive in both qualitative and quantitative assessments, with no significant differences in seroprevalence based on factors like age or job title.
  • - The findings emphasized that effective infection prevention practices, including training in infection control and proper usage of personal protective equipment, contributed to maintaining low infection rates among HCWs; additionally, regular testing of asymptomatic HC
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Context: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease mainly affecting hip and knee joints, and osteoporosis is characterized by diminution of bone mass. Both these diseases have a substantial economic impact on society. Community health volunteers (CHVs) being peripheral health workers are prone to such diseases owing to their sociodemographic and occupational profile.

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