Suboptimal personal protective equipment and SARS-CoV-2 infection in Nephrologists: a Spanish national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare workers have been overexposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during the current pandemic, but there is little information on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on nephrologists. The aim of this study was to assess SARS-CoV-2 infections in nephrologists in the first and second pandemic waves, describing risk factors and clinical features.

Methods

This national survey was sent to Spanish nephrologists. Epidemiological data, comorbidities and medications were collected and compared between infected and non-infected nephrologists. Symptoms, prescribed treatments and outcomes are described for infected nephrologists.

Results

Three hundred and twenty-seven nephrologists (66% female, age 46 ± 11 years) completed the survey. Of the

SUBMITTER: Quiroga B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7928998 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature