Asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus disease 2019 among healthcare workers in Isfahan, Iran

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Isfahan, Iran. Materials & methods: HCWs in COVID-19 wards of three referral COVID-19 hospitals in Isfahan were screened and tested for COVID-19 infection. Results: In to...

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Autores principales: Fakhim, Hamed, Nasri, Elahe, Aboutalebian, Shima, Gholipour, Sahar, Nikaeen, Mahnaz, Vaezi, Afsane, Mousavi, Somayeh, Faramarzi, Sama, Farhang, Armin, Javanmard, Shaghayegh Haghjooy, Salahi, Mehrdad, Darakhshandeh, Ali, Ahmadikia, Kazem, Mirhendi, Hossein
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Medicine Ltd 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7842138/
http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2020-0224
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Sumario:Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Isfahan, Iran. Materials & methods: HCWs in COVID-19 wards of three referral COVID-19 hospitals in Isfahan were screened and tested for COVID-19 infection. Results: In total, 102 HCWs were screened whose median age was 43 years old. Moreover, 21 (20.5%) of them had a history of suspected infection with SARS-CoV2, mostly (66.6%) without any symptoms while six (28.5%) of them suffered from relatively mild diseases and one (4.7%) was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. Conclusion: It was found that HCWs were prone to be asymptomatic carriers while their computed tomography images were normal. Therefore, it is recommended that reverse-transcriptase real-time-PCR be essential for the diagnosis of infections.

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