Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare workers in Hubei Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Hubei Province, China.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Participants

The participants in this study are cases identified by epidemiological investigation in Hubei Province, as of February 27, 2020, and were followed until March 7, 2020. In total, 1,989 HCWs and 41,137 other occupational cases were included for analysis.

Methods

We used descriptive statistics to summarize patient characteristics.

Results

Of 1,989 laboratory-confirmed HCWs, 297 (14.93%) had severe or critical cases, 73 (3.67%) had asymptoma

SUBMITTER: Wu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7691647 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature