COVID-19 in health care workers - A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

It is essential to know the proportion of health care workers (HCW) who are COVID 19 positive, as well as the severity and mortality among them.

Methods

This systematic review was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and meta-analysis. Databases including PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science were searched from December-31, 2019 to April-23, 2020. The search was limited to the studies that reported the data on the number of COVID-19 positive healthcare workers, among the COVID-19 positive patients. Case reports, duplicate publications, reviews, and family-based studies were excluded. The methodological quality of studies was assessed by the Appraisal tool for Cross-Sectional Studies (AXIS) tool.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Sahu AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837172 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature