Prevalence, Clinical Presentations and Treatment Outcomes of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers at a Dedicated Hospital in India.

Prevalence, Clinical Presentations and Treatment Outcomes of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers at a Dedicated Hospital in India. J Assoc Physicians India. 2020 Dec;68(12):16-21 Authors: Mahajan NN, Mathe A, Patojar GA, Bahirat S, Lokhande PD, Rakh V, Gajbhiye R, Rathi S, Tilve A, Mahajan K, Mohite SC Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is rapidly spreading in India and across the world. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 due to direct or indirect exposure to COVID-19 patients, and require special attention. Limited information is available about its effect in HCWs. Secondary transmission from HCWs is a possibility among patients, family members, and the community. Therefore, it is important to investigate the infection risk of HCWs and the clinical characteristics of affected cases and possible source of infection with exposure details. The aim of this study is to analyze the medical records of HCWs with COVID-19 retrospectively and carry out the analysis of the data of HCWs with COVID-19 at TNMC and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital (NH, COVID-19 Hospital) in Mumbai. Interim analysis was carried out for the data collected from 6th April to 20th August 2020. Total 3711 HCWs (frontline, 74.32%, non-frontline, 25.68%) are working at NH Mumbai. We observed 11% prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among HCWs, 4% co-infection and 1% mortality. Majority (85%) of the ...
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Assoc Physicians India Source Type: research