Closing evidence to practice gaps: an end to an attack of the vapours?

Dowell, Anthony; Turner, Nikki

doi:10.3399/bjgp16x683893

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“…Steam inhalation is a commonly used traditional remedy for respiratory conditions all over the world. [15] Although the effect of steam inhalation on immunogenesis is not yet well understood. It maybe through raising of the body temperature (mimics fever in its recipient), which promotes immune response to a pathogen.…”

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Factors influencing IgG response against SARS-CoV-2: A quantitative serological survey among healthcare workers of a COVID-19 dedicated health facility in India

Mahto

Biswas

Banerjee

et al. 2021

IJMS

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Objectives: The objectives of the study were to explore the factors influencing serum IgG response against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) among healthcare workers (HCWs) of a tertiary healthcare facility in India. Material and Methods: It was a monocentric, observational study during the month of September 2020. In the study, a cross-sectional quantitative serological assessment of IgG response against SARS-CoV-2 among HCWs of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, Bihar, was done using a chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) platform named “ADVIA Centaur COV2G.” Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) (version 22.0) was used for data analysis. Results: Among the study subjects, 761 (82.8%) had detectable serum IgG traces against SARS-CoV-2 with median (interquartile range [IQR]) of 0.03 (0.01–0.08). Those who were male by gender (spearman rho correlation co-efficient [ρ] = 0.08; P ≤ 0.05), technician (ρ= 0.07; P ≤ 0.05), attendant (ρ= 0.19; P ≤ 0.01), and sanitary staff (ρ= 0.13; P ≤ 0.01) by occupation, posted in laboratories (ρ= 0.09; P ≤ 0.01), had prior SARS-CoV-2 infection (ρ= 0.26; P ≤ 0.01), used to take steam inhalation (ρ= 0.10; P ≤ 0.01), preferred non-vegetarian diet (ρ= 0.10; P ≤ 0.01), consumed azithromycin (ρ= 0.13; P ≤ 0.01), zinc (ρ= 0.08; P ≤ 0.05) had significantly higher whereas doctors (ρ= −0.10; P ≤ 0.01), and nurses (ρ= −0.16; P ≤ 0.01) had significantly lower serum IgG response against SARS-CoV-2 compared to others. Conclusion: Gender, occupation, place of posting, prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, use of steam inhalation, diet preference, consumption of azithromycin, and zinc emerged as significant attributes of serum IgG response against SARS-CoV-2 among the study subjects.

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