Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in healthcare workers at a tertiary care COVID 19 dedicated hospital in Delhi.

Purpose: Amidst the on-going SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, healthcare workers have been at a greater risk of disease exposure as they are working in environments chiefly involved in the COVID-19 patient care since March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing can prove to be a valuable tool for better understanding of prevalence of disease exposure in this population. Therefore, we conducted this study to grasp the sero-prevalence of COVID-19 antibodies in our hospital to better comprehend the duration of IgG response.

A prospective study of prevalence of respiratory viruses causing acute respiratory infection in pediatric in-patients during pre- COVID times.

Purpose: To find out the prevalence of respiratory viruses causing Acute Respiratory Infection in pediatric in-patients during Pre-COVID times.

Methods: Nasal swabs were collected from children in the age group of 1 month-16 years who were admitted at our hospital with Acute Respiratory Infection. Samples were subjected to nucleic acid extraction and Real time polymerase chain reaction to detect 16 RNA viruses and 2 DNA viruses.