Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, Brazil
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...
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| author | Regiane Nogueira Spalanzani Gustavo Genelhoud Sonia Mara Raboni Sergio Monteiro de Almeida Luciane Aparecida Pereira Indianara Rotta Barbara Maria Cavalli Francielli Brusco Moreira Carolina Lumi Tanaka Dino Gislene Reche de Almeida Takahashi Regielly Caroline Raimundo Cognialli Beatriz Sanada Spiri Lucas Bochnia-Bueno Jaqueline Carvalho de Oliveira Douglas Adamoski Daniela Fiori Gradia Ana Cláudia Bonatto Roseli Wassem Juliana Mazini Alves Raquel da Silva Padilha Vitor Jorge Woytuski Brasil Bernardo Montesanti Machado de Almeida Meri Bordignon Nogueira |
| author_facet | Regiane Nogueira Spalanzani Gustavo Genelhoud Sonia Mara Raboni Sergio Monteiro de Almeida Luciane Aparecida Pereira Indianara Rotta Barbara Maria Cavalli Francielli Brusco Moreira Carolina Lumi Tanaka Dino Gislene Reche de Almeida Takahashi Regielly Caroline Raimundo Cognialli Beatriz Sanada Spiri Lucas Bochnia-Bueno Jaqueline Carvalho de Oliveira Douglas Adamoski Daniela Fiori Gradia Ana Cláudia Bonatto Roseli Wassem Juliana Mazini Alves Raquel da Silva Padilha Vitor Jorge Woytuski Brasil Bernardo Montesanti Machado de Almeida Meri Bordignon Nogueira |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b458060997a84b6ba94059243a37caa22022-12-22T03:36:01ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492022-02-015510.1590/0037-8682-0265-2021Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, BrazilRegiane Nogueira Spalanzanihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3517-1497Gustavo Genelhoudhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3576-648XSonia Mara Rabonihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7907-7585Sergio Monteiro de Almeidahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5690-105XLuciane Aparecida Pereirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-3367Indianara Rottahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9045-3000Barbara Maria Cavallihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7380-2819Francielli Brusco Moreirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2671-0871Carolina Lumi Tanaka Dinohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-5344Gislene Reche de Almeida Takahashihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1372-4679Regielly Caroline Raimundo Cogniallihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3895-1982Beatriz Sanada Spirihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6507-0507Lucas Bochnia-Buenohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9702-8063Jaqueline Carvalho de Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5314-3107Douglas Adamoskihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5062-2586Daniela Fiori Gradiahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1452-5807Ana Cláudia Bonattohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8226-3191Roseli Wassemhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2469-4479Juliana Mazini Alveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1061-6856Raquel da Silva Padilhahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6408-5010Vitor Jorge Woytuski Brasilhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7800-324XBernardo Montesanti Machado de Almeidahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5293-3652Meri Bordignon Nogueirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-2891ABSTRACT 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822022000100601&tlng=enHealth personnelCOVID-19Nosocomial transmissionMolecular diagnosisSARS-CoV-2 |
| spellingShingle | Regiane Nogueira Spalanzani Gustavo Genelhoud Sonia Mara Raboni Sergio Monteiro de Almeida Luciane Aparecida Pereira Indianara Rotta Barbara Maria Cavalli Francielli Brusco Moreira Carolina Lumi Tanaka Dino Gislene Reche de Almeida Takahashi Regielly Caroline Raimundo Cognialli Beatriz Sanada Spiri Lucas Bochnia-Bueno Jaqueline Carvalho de Oliveira Douglas Adamoski Daniela Fiori Gradia Ana Cláudia Bonatto Roseli Wassem Juliana Mazini Alves Raquel da Silva Padilha Vitor Jorge Woytuski Brasil Bernardo Montesanti Machado de Almeida Meri Bordignon Nogueira Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, Brazil Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Health personnel COVID-19 Nosocomial transmission Molecular diagnosis SARS-CoV-2 |
| title | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, Brazil |
| title_full | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, Brazil |
| title_short | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, Brazil |
| title_sort | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in curitiba brazil |
| topic | Health personnel COVID-19 Nosocomial transmission Molecular diagnosis SARS-CoV-2 |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822022000100601&tlng=en |
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