Characteristics of healthcare workers infected with COVID-19: A cross-sectional observational study
| Autor: | Muzna Al Saadi, Amal Al Tai, Hasina Al Harthi, Zakariya Al Blushi, Ameera Al Mughairy, Ahlam Al Blushi, Zaina Al Maskari, Faryal Khamis, Issa Al Salmi, Ricky Gutierrez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty hospital acquired Oman Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health care facilities manpower and services Health Personnel education 030106 microbiology Article lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Community-acquired Internal medicine Health care Healthcare workers Humans Medicine Infection control lcsh:RC109-216 030212 general & internal medicine Infection Control SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Significant difference virus diseases COVID-19 Respiratory infection General Medicine Middle Aged infection Hospitals Cross-Sectional Studies Increased risk Infectious Diseases Emerging infectious disease Female Observational study business Hospital-acquired community acquired |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 102, Iss, Pp 32-36 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1201-9712 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.009 |
| Popis: | Highlights • 4.3% of our hospital HCWs were infected with COVID 19 during the study period. • There was no significant difference between hospital and community acquisition of the infection with age, nationality, or presence of co-morbidities. • There was a significant difference between hospital and community-acquired concerning HCWs categories, gender and being at risk of exposure to COVID-19 in the hospital. • 78% of the infected HCWs had no chronic diseases and all had an uneventful recovery. Introduction Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is a new emerging infectious disease that was first identified in China, in December 2020 which is caused by SARS-CoV-2. This study describes the characteristics healthcare workers (HCWs) who tested positive for COVID-19 in a tertiary care hospital in Oman. Method a cross-sectional descriptive analysis of COVID-19 infected HCWs. Results During the study period, 204 HCWs were tested positive for COVID-19 by rRT-PCR test with a test positivity rate of 21.2% and the percentage of infected hospital staff was 4.3%. The mean age was 36 years, 2.2% of the male staff were infected while 9.3% of the female staff got infected. Among the clinicians, 4.7% were infected and among the nurses, 4.1% were infected. 61.3% (125) of infection were community acquired followed by hospital acquisition 25.5% (52) and no source was identified in 13.2% (27). There was a significant difference between hospital acquired and community acquired COVID-19 infection between different HCWs categories (p |
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