Extremely low prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 among healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients in Israeli hospitals: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Dror Marchaim, Alexandra Bibliv, Shoshana Yashaev, Haya Friedman, Talya Finn Fried, Nava Teitler, Evgeny Berkov, Debby Ben-David, Dafna Hen, Inna Estrin, Regev Cohen, Orna Schwartz Harar, Miriam Ottolenghi, Yehuda Carmeli, Malka Yakobov, Ilana Gross, Galit Ben Yossef, Pnina Shitrit, Elizabeth Temkin, Shaul Lev, Haim Ben-Zvi, Mitchell J. Schwaber, Yonit Wiener-Well, Shmuel Benenson, Ester Solter, Viktoria Beilin, Amir Nutman, Tamar Gottesman, Azza Vaturi, Natalia Halel Wolf, Rana Shbita, Marina Afraimov, Alia Yassin, Carmela Gweta Lugassy, Carole Slama, Bina Rubinovitch, Hani Laderman, Noga Vered Egozi, Michal Itach Ben-Dor, Hodaya Saadon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
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| Zdroj: | Clinical Microbiology and Infection |
| ISSN: | 1469-0691 |
| Popis: | Objectives We aimed to compare the prevalence of asymptomatic coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) among clinical staff in designated COVID-19 units versus that among staff in similar units with no known or suspected COVID-19 patients. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of healthcare workers (HCWs) in eight Israeli general hospitals. The survey involved a questionnaire and a PCR test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We surveyed HCWs in COVID-19 units and comparison units (internal medicine and cardiology) between 30th April and 7th May 2020. Results There were 522 participants: 291 from COVID-19 units and 231 from comparison units. Only one participant (0.2%, 95%CI: 0.005–1.1%)—an asymptomatic nurse on a COVID-19 unit—tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. In participating COVID-19 units there were two symptomatic HCWs with confirmed COVID-19 in the 2 weeks before the survey; both were infected by contact with a co-worker outside of the COVID-19 unit. Conclusions The low prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 among HCWs, coupled with an absence of symptomatic COVID-19 acquired during patient care, suggest that Israel's national guidelines for personal protective equipment, which are consistent with those of the World Health Organization, adequately protect HCWs. |
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