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Healthcare workers infection rate in the era of coronavirus disease 2019-in tertiary teaching hospital
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ; 9(A):651-658, 2021.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1403902
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the frontline defense against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

AIM:

The study aimed to describe the characteristics and appraise potential risk factors of COVID-19 transmission among HCWs who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in one of Cairo University Hospitals.

METHOD:

Cross-sectional descriptive analysis of confirmed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive versus negative cases for COVID-19.

RESULTS:

Through March–June 2020, (145/846;17%) suspected HCWs were tested for COVID-19 by PCR;out of them (70/145;48.3%) were confirmed as positive, these positive cases represented (70/846;8.3%) of all HCWs of the hospital. About 33% of confirmed COVID-19 positive HCWs acquired the infection from the healthcare while only (13/70;19%) from community settings, and no clear exposure data were identified in (34/70;48%) of cases. Most of symptomatic cases showed a positive PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 versus asymptomatic cases, p < 0.001. There was no statistical significance regarding gender, age, presence of comorbidity, workload or the type of acquisition.

CONCLUSION:

HCWs are at an increased risk of COVID-19 infection at the workplace. Strict implementation of infection control measures is of crucial role in preventing transmission of COVID-19 infection in health-care settings.

Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Language: English Journal: Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Language: English Journal: Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences Year: 2021 Document Type: Article