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Clinical characteristics of 132 healthcare worker cases with COVID-19: A retrospective study from a single center in Wuhan, China.
Chen, Ting; Li, Guoju; Liu, Hongli; Wan, Wei; Zheng, Hongmei; Chen, Changzheng.
  • Chen T; Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Ophthalmology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
  • Li G; Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
  • Liu H; Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Ophthalmology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
  • Wan W; Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Ophthalmology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
  • Zheng H; Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Ophthalmology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
  • Chen C; Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Ophthalmology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
J Med Virol ; 93(3): 1631-1638, 2021 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1206817
ABSTRACT
Many healthcare workers (HCWs) have been confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 in China. A retrospective, single-center study was conducted. The median age of the 132 HCWs with COVID-19 was 32 years, with 92 (69.7%) being females. There were 47 (35.6%) doctors, 72 (54.6%) nurses, and 13 (9.9%) other HCWs. Ten of the 132 patients (7.6%) had underlying diseases. The most common symptoms of illness onset were fever (70, 53.0%), cough (66, 50.0%), and fatigue (58, 43.9%). All patients were categorized into mild or moderate COVID-19 type on admission to hospital, and five (3.8%) progressed to the severe COVID-19 type. Sixty-six HCWs patients were included in both the early and later discharged group. In the logistic analysis, the later discharged patients had a longer time for illness onset to hospital admission (per 1 day; OR, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.03-1.18; p = .006), a higher proportion of >3 onset symptoms clustering (OR, 3.11; 95% CI, 1.27-7.62; p = .01), and a higher percentage of other HCWs (OR, 6.20; 95% CI, 1.49-25.80; p = .01). HCW patients were young female nurses with fewer comorbidities, and most were mild or moderate COVID-19 type. The later discharged patients exhibited characteristics of longer time for illness onset to hospitalization and clustering of onset symptoms.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Health Personnel / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Med Virol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jmv.26511

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Health Personnel / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Med Virol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jmv.26511