Prevalence of SARS-COV-2 infection among asymptomatic health care workers in a designated COVID -19 Hospital in Kashmir valley
Autor: | Rubhana Qadri, Omar Rashid, Jaleela Qayoom, Talat Masoodi, Rateeba Qadri |
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Rok vydání: | 2022 |
Zdroj: | IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases. 8:115-117 |
ISSN: | 2581-4761 2581-4753 |
DOI: | 10.18231/j.ijmmtd.2022.023 |
Popis: | Little information is available about COVID -19 infections among asymptomatic healthcare workers exposed to COVID- 19 positive patients directly or indirectly. Careful detection of such infections in hospitals is crucial for preventing spread of SARS-COV-19 infections in both hospitals as well as in the community.The aim of this study is to know the prevalence of SARS- CoV-19 Infection among asymptomatic healthcare workers in SKIMS Medical college and hospital which is a COVID speciality hospital.Prevalence of Covid-19 in asymptomatic health care workers was low (9.3%) owing to better availability of PPE in the above mentioned hospital. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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