SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers of a gastroenterological service in a tertiary care facility.

ABSTRACT:

Background and study aims

Frontlines healthcare workers (HCWs) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are at increased risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2, but there are limited data on the prevalence of COVID-19 among HCWs in Egypt. This study aimed to assess SARS-CoV-2 infection among HCWs providing gastroenterological services.

Subjects and methods

Seventy-four HCWs at the gastroenterological service of Al-Manial University Hospital, the main hospital of the largest tertiary university hospitals complex in Egypt (Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University) were tested using real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on nasopharyngeal samples, and rapid serological IgM/IgG tests (RST). A questionnaire was used to collect demogra

SUBMITTER: Kassem AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7373030 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature