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FUTURE VIROLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 93-98Publisher
FUTURE MEDICINE LTD
DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2020-0224
Keywords
asymptomatic carrier; COVID-19; healthcare workers; Iran
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- Isfahan University of medical sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan, Iran [198236]
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The study in Isfahan, Iran investigated the prevalence of COVID-19 among healthcare workers, revealing that a portion of them had a history of suspected infection with SARS-CoV2, with most being asymptomatic carriers. The use of reverse-transcriptase real-time-PCR is recommended for the diagnosis of infections.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Isfahan, Iran. Materials & methods: HCWs in COVID-19 wards of three referral COVID-19 hospitals in Isfahan were screened and tested for COVID-19 infection. Results: In total, 102 HCWs were screened whose median age was 43 years old. Moreover, 21 (20.5%) of them had a history of suspected infection with SARS-CoV2, mostly (66.6%) without any symptoms while six (28.5%) of them suffered from relatively mild diseases and one (4.7%) was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. Conclusion: It was found that HCWs were prone to be asymptomatic carriers while their computed tomography images were normal. Therefore, it is recommended that reverse-transcriptase real-time-PCR be essential for the diagnosis of infections.
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