ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Results of epidemiological surveillance for COVID-19 among students and teaching staff of the University

Sayganov SA1, Liubimova AV1, Gasanbekov IM2, Meltser AV1, Lopatin ZV1, Aslanov BI1
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1 Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

2 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Anna V. Liubimova
Piskarevsky pr., 47, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 195067, moc.liamg@avomibul

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Acknowledgements: the authors would like to thank Professor OYu Kuznesova, Head of the Family Medicine Department, Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, for assistance in primary data acquisition; OV Kovaleva, Head of the Outpatient Clinic of the Family Medicine Center, Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, for assistance in data acquisition and primary data provided.

Author contribution: Liubimova AV — epidemiological data analysis, systematic analysis, manuscript writing; Gasanbekov IM — statistical analysis, preparing illustrations; Meltser AV — technical aspects of the study, discussion, manuscript editing; Lopatin ZV — editing, approving the final version of the article; Sayganov SA — discussion, manuscript editing; Aslanov BI — epidemiological data analysis, manuscript editing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University (protocol № 7 of 07 October 2020). The informed consent was submitted by all study participants. the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University (protocol № 7 of 07 October 2020). The informed consent was submitted by all study participants.

Received: 2022-12-11 Accepted: 2023-01-25 Published online: 2023-03-03
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Fig. 1. Cumulative incidence of COVID-19 among students and teaching staff in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022. FGM — Faculty of General Medicine, FPM — Faculty of Preventive Medicine, FD — Faculty of Dentistry, NC — Nursing Care, TS — teaching staff
Fig. 2. Monthly trends in cumulative incidence of COVID-19 among students and teaching staff in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022. FGM — Faculty of General Medicine, FPM — Faculty of Preventive Medicine, FD — Faculty of Dentistry, TS — teaching staff
Fig. 3. Trends in the number of COVID-19 cases revealed among the University students and teaching staff and the residents of St. Petersburg
Fig. 4. Cumulative incidence of COVID-19 by probable setting of transmission infection among students enrolled in different semesters
Fig. 5. Probable setting of transmission infection (share of all disease cases) of junior and senior students of various faculties and residents
Table. Number of students of different fields by year