Publications by authors named "Kirti Kinge"

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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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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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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