The Seroprevalence of COVID-19 in Intravenous Drug Users in Comparison to Non-drug Users.
COVID-19
IV drug users
Seroprevalence
Journal
Middle East journal of digestive diseases
ISSN: 2008-5230
Titre abrégé: Middle East J Dig Dis
Pays: Iran
ID NLM: 101535395
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
09
08
2020
accepted:
02
12
2020
entrez:
29
10
2021
pubmed:
30
10
2021
medline:
30
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
BACKGROUND COVID-19 infection has led to a worldwide pandemic, and new cases are on the rise. Intravenous drug users (IVDU) are presumably at a higher risk of being infected since they have poor personal hygiene, live in groups, and have risky behaviors. The current study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of COVID-19 in IVDU in comparison with non-drug users (N-DU). METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 167 IVDU and 134 N-DU. A questionnaire gathering data on demographics, comorbidities, and use of personal protective equipment was administered to all participants. In addition, 5 cc of blood was taken from each individual to test for SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies (Pishtaz Teb SARS-Cov-2 ELISA kits). RESULTS The mean age of N-DU and IVDU were 38.9 ± 12.9 and 40.38 ± 10.24 years, respectively. COVID-19 seroprevalence in IVDU was 9.7%, and 4.8% in N-DU, but this finding was not statistically significant (
Identifiants
pubmed: 34712441
doi: 10.34172/mejdd.2021.206
pmc: PMC8531943
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
67-70Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflict of interest related to this work.
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