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Aim: Healthcare workers are an occupational group that is at the forefront of a pandemic process, where morbidity and mortality are intense. Deaths due to COVID-19 among workers in our country and in the world are reported mostly in healthcare workers. In this study, we aimed to analyze the rate of contracting COVID-19 among healthcare workers after vaccination and the clinical features of the disease. Material(s) and Method(s): Between January 14, 2021 and June 29, 2021, the diagnosis of COVID-19 in healthcare workers who had clinical complaints after a single dose and two doses of vaccination was made as a result of the evaluation of the patients' throat and nose swab samples by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The disease table of the positive patients was grouped as home treatment and hospital treatment by accessing clinical and laboratory records from electronic medical records. Result(s): At least one dose of vaccine was given to 11,540 (79.62%) of a total of 14,461 healthcare workers. COVID-19 positivity was detected in the PCR test performed on 51 single-dose vaccinated healthcare workers and 177 double-dose vaccinated healthcare workers with clinical complaints. While all patients vaccinated with a single dose were treated at home, 176 of the patients vaccinated with two doses were treated at home and 1 was treated in the hospital. Discussion(s): It has been seen that if countermeasures against COVID-19 are not taken, it could be a great disaster for the whole world, that the most important defense against this pandemic is vaccination, and that those who have COVID-19 after vaccination have a mild illness even if they have the disease.Copyright © 2022, Derman Medical Publishing. All rights reserved.
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Aim: In this study, it was aimed to share the clinical experiences of mothers and their babies (perinatal, natal) who encountered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during pregnancy. Material(s) and Method(s): The study was carried out retrospectively, 62 pregnant individuals were diagnosed with the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Demographic characteristics, clinical course, laboratory and radiological findings and clinical results of the baby were evaluated by examining electronic and file records. Result(s): The average age of the 62 pregnant women included in the study was 29.8+/-4.7 (19-42) years, and the average gestational week at the time of admission was 28.5+/-10.4 (5-40) weeks. More than half of the patients (80,6%) on admission were in their third trimester. The most common initial symptoms were cough (45.2%), myalgia (43.5%),) fever (21%). In total, 15 of the pregnant women had evidence of COVID-19 pneumonia in lung involvement. The PCR test results of all pregnant women were positive. There were three cases admitted to the intensive care unit, one of whom was due to gestational diabetes. No maternal mortality was recorded. One gestation ended in a miscarriage and two women gave birth prematurely. One stillbirth occurred at the 33h week of gestation. Among 22 neonates, two were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Neonatal mortality, congenital malformation, and mother-to-child transmission were not observed in newborns. Discussion(s): The results of our study suggest that the clinical course of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women was mostly asymptomatic/mild.Copyright © 2022, Derman Medical Publishing. All rights reserved.
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Aim: Healthcare workers are an occupational group that is at the forefront of a pandemic process, where morbidity and mortality are intense. Deaths due to COVID-19 among workers in our country and in the world are reported mostly in healthcare workers. In this study, we aimed to analyze the rate of contracting COVID-19 among healthcare workers after vaccination and the clinical features of the disease.Material and Methods: Between January 14, 2021 and June 29, 2021, the diagnosis of COVID-19 in healthcare workers who had clinical complaints after a single dose and two doses of vaccination was made as a result of the evaluation of the patients' throat and nose swab samples by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The disease table of the positive patients was grouped as home treatment and hospital treatment by accessing clinical and laboratory records from electronic medical records.Results: At least one dose of vaccine was given to 11,540 (79.62%) of a total of 14,461 healthcare workers. COVID-19 positivity was detected in the PCR test performed on 51 single-dose vaccinated healthcare workers and 177 double-dose vaccinated healthcare workers with clinical complaints. While all patients vaccinated with a single dose were treated at home, 176 of the patients vaccinated with two doses were treated at home and 1 was treated in the hospital.Discussion: It has been seen that if countermeasures against COVID-19 are not taken, it could be a great disaster for the whole world, that the most important defense against this pandemic is vaccination, and that those who have COVID-19 after vaccination have a mild illness even if they have the disease.
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Aim: In this study, it was aimed to share the clinical experiences of mothers and their babies (perinatal, natal) who encountered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during pregnancy. Material and Methods: The study was carried out retrospectively, 62 pregnant individuals were diagnosed with the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Demographic characteristics, clinical course, laboratory and radiological findings and clinical results of the baby were evaluated by examining electronic and file records. Results: The average age of the 62 pregnant women included in the study was 29.8 +/- 4.7 (19-42) years, and the average gestational week at the time of admission was 28.5 +/- 10.4 (5-40) weeks. More than half of the patients (80,6%) on admission were in their third trimester. The most common initial symptoms were cough (45.2%), myalgia (43.5%),) fever (21%). In total, 15 of the pregnant women had evidence of COVID-19 pneumonia in lung involvement. The PCR test results of all pregnant women were positive. There were three cases admitted to the intensive care unit, one of whom was due to gestational diabetes. No maternal mortality was recorded. One gestation ended in a miscarriage and two women gave birth prematurely. One stillbirth occurred at the 33h week of gestation. Among 22 neonates, two were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Neonatal mortality, congenital malformation, and mother- to- child transmission were not observed in newborns. Discussion: The results of our study suggest that the clinical course of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women was mostly asymptomatic/mild.