COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study in southwest Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

With the novel coronavirus pandemic, the impact on the healthcare system and workers cannot be overlooked. However, studies on the infection status of medical personnel are still lacking. It is imperative to ensure the safety of health-care workers (HCWs) not only to safeguard continuous patient care but also to ensure they do not transmit the virus, therefore evaluation of infection rates in these groups are indicated.

Methods

Demographic and clinical data regarding infected cases among HCWs of Fars, Iran with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests were obtained from 10th March to 17th May 2020.

Results

Our data demonstrated a rate of 5.62% (273 out of 4854 cases) infection among HCW, with a mean age of 35 years and a dominance of female cases (146 cases: 53.5%). Th

SUBMITTER: Sabetian G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7968574 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature