학술논문
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, Brazil
Document Type
other
Author
Spalanzani, Regiane Nogueira; Genelhoud, Gustavo; Raboni, Sonia Mara; Almeida, Sergio Monteiro de; Pereira, Luciane Aparecida; Rotta, Indianara; Cavalli, Barbara Maria; Moreira, Francielli Brusco; Dino, Carolina Lumi Tanaka; Takahashi, Gislene Reche de Almeida; Cognialli, Regielly Caroline Raimundo; Spiri, Beatriz Sanada; Bochnia-Bueno, Lucas; Oliveira, Jaqueline Carvalho de; Adamoski, Douglas; Gradia, Daniela Fiori; Bonatto, Ana Cláudia; Wassem, Roseli; Alves, Juliana Mazini; Padilha, Raquel da Silva; Brasil, Vitor Jorge Woytuski; Almeida, Bernardo Montesanti Machado de; Nogueira, Meri Bordignon
Source
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. January 2022 55
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0037-8682
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Curitiba, Brazil. METHODS: Upper respiratory samples from 1077 HCWs were tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction from June 16, 2020 to December 9, 2020. RESULTS: Overall, 32.7% of HCWs were infected. The positivity rates in symptomatic and asymptomatic HCWs were 39.2% and 15.9%, respectively. Hospital departments categorized as high-risk for exposure had the highest number of infected HCWs. CONCLUSIONS: Early diagnosis and isolation of infected HCWs remain key in controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission because HCWs in close contact with COVID-19 patients are more likely to be infected than those who are not.