Infección respiratoria aguda por coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 en personal de salud: implementación de un programa de detección precoz y seguimiento de casos en un hospital universitario / A surveillance system to detect COVID-19 infections in health care workers: experience in 209 cases
Rev. méd. Chile
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148(6): 724-733, jun. 2020. tab, graf
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Healthcare personnel are a high-risk group for acquiring COVID-19 disease. They represent 4 to 20% of the total number of cases reported in different geographical areas.Aim:
To describe an epidemiological surveillance strategy to detect symptoms compatible with SARS-CoV-2 infection and early case detection among healthcare personnel at a university hospital. Patients andMethods:
We assessed 209 healthcare workers reporting symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 in a telephone counseling system. After a structured evaluation, the suggestions ranged from having a SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal swab PCR test, consulting in the emergency room or at outpatient clinic or returning to work.Results:
In 61% of assessed workers a coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal swab PCR was requested and 28 (22%) were positive. In a multivariate analysis, the clinical variables associated with a positive PCR test were the presence of fever, sudden loss of smell or taste, and a history of contact with a COVID-19 positive case.Conclusions:
The telephone symptom monitoring program allowed the early detection of a significant number of healthcare officials with acute respiratory infection due to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, it is easy to implement and has a low cost.
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Main subject:
Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
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Systematic review of observational studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago/CL
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