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Aim: The continuing outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses enormous challenges for health care workers. Health care workers are a high-risk population for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection from patients or other healthcare workers. In this research, it was aimed to determine the rate of IgG antibody formation against SARS-CoV-2 by taking into account the gender, age group, occupational group, unit of work, reported symptoms and family contact history of healthcare workers in Düzce. Material and Methods: The study group was randomly formed from healthcare professionals working actively in the pandemic units in Düzce. A questionnaire questioning sociodemographic information was applied to the participants and blood samples were taken.Antibody levels were studied with the microELISA method using the SARS-CoV-2 IgG (Euroimmun, Germany) kit in microbiology laboratory. Results: SARS-CoV-2 IgG positivity was found in 25 (27%) of the 93 healthcare workers included in the study. 18 (72%) of those who were positive for SARS CoV-2 IgG antibody had passed COVID-19 asymptomatically. 17 (68%) of those who were positive for SARS CoV-2 IgG antibody did not have a family history of contact with a person positive for COVID-19.While the median value of antibody levels was 2.90 in symptomatic patients, this value was found as 1.31 in asymptomatic patients. Conclusion: As a result, it was observed that the majority of those who were included in the study and had antibody positivity had the infection asymptomatically and the antibody levels in these individuals were lower than those who were symptomatic.

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