Publications by authors named "Prasad Tukaram 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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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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