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MATCH

Population Size

2,036

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2020 - 2020

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

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Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Scotland

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

1-2 months

Lead time statistic card

Summary

2000 health care workers in NHS Tayside and from social care will have blood samples tested to detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, to identify undiagnosed asymptomatic healthcare worker infections with COVID-19.

Documentation

Up to 20% of cases of COVID-19 disease in some countries have been reported to be healthcare workers. The prevalence of HCW infections has not been properly documented due to lack of comprehensive studies. This information is crucial for infection control and to maintain the workforce during a pandemic. In addition, as HCWs are frequently exposed to infected patients they represent an ideal population in which to characterise immune responses to the infection. Discovering the frequency and impact of HCW infections will allow better workforce planning in the NHS as well as establishing whether a positive antibody test can allow staff to safely return to work with a low risk of infection. 2000 HCW in NHS Tayside and from social care will have blood samples tested with a validated laboratory assay to detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. The aims of the study are to identify undiagnosed asymptomatic healthcare worker infections with COVID-19, to understand the burden of undetected infections and to identify in patients with detectable antibodies can be reinfected with COVID-19.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Dataset population size

2036

Associated media

https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/projects/match-antibody-study

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

There are 2036 participants of the MATCH study

2036

Count

28 Sep 2021

Provenance

Collection source setting

Secondary care - Outpatients

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Static

Version

3.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

28/09/2021

Citation Requirements

Professor James Chalmers, University of Dundee

Coverage

Start date

27/05/2020

End date

01/09/2020

Time lag

Not applicable

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom, Scotland, Tayside Region

Minimum age range

18

Maximum age range

100

Follow-up

Unknown

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

LOCAL, OMOP

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

Database

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/governance-service

Time to dataset access

1-2 months

Access method category

TRE/SDE

Access service description

HIC has implemented a remote-access "Safe Haven" environment to protect data confidentiality, satisfy public concerns about data loss and reassure Data Controllers about HIC’s secure management and processing of their data.

Data is not released externally to data users for analysis on their own computers but placed on a server at HIC, within a restricted, secure IT environment, where the data user is given secure remote access to carry out their analysis.

Full details are available via the following link: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/hic/safe-haven

Jurisdiction

GB-SCT

Data Controller

University of Dundee

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Secondary care - Outpatients

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