Yousor M Jameel
Department of Optometry, University of Middle Technical, Baghdad, IraqPublications
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Research
Estimation of Anti-COVID-19 IgM and Anti-COVID-19 IgG in Patients with Heart Diseases
Author(s): Yousor M Jameel*
In the current study, blood samples were obtained from (83) heart disease patients who were suffering from COVID-19 and from 83 healthy individuals as a control group. The patients attended Al-Karama hospital in Baghdad/Iraq during the period from 15th January to 15th September 2020. The prevalence of corona virus IgG antibodies in females were shown to be 23 (51.1%) in comparison with males 22 (48.9%), P=0.706.While the prevalence of corona virus IgM antibodies in females was 13 (54.2%) when compared with males was 11 (45.8%), P=0.93. The prevalence of anti-COVID-19 IgM antibodies and anti-COVID-19 IgG antibodies according to age group elevated that anti-COVID-19 IgM in the age group (<20) years was 6 (10.2%), while in the age group (20-39) years was 9 (37.5%),whereas in the age group (40-59) years was the highest 11 (45.8%), while in the age group (>60) years.. Read More»