Publications by authors named "Prasad T Dhikale"

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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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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Background: Professionalism has been recognized as an important competency of a doctor by various regulatory bodies.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of medical undergraduate students and to assess their attitude on professionalism.

Materials And Methods: It was a qualitative study in which four focus group discussions were conducted, one for each year of course.

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