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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

The epidemiology and dynamics of COVID-19 disease transmission among healthcare workers of a tertiary healthcare setting in India.

Mahendra Singh, Anushikha Dhankar, Megha Sharma, Shreya Agarwal, Prasan K Panda, Yogesh Bahurupi, Pradeep Aggarwal

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Analysis of the prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in groups of medical and non-medical professions.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mahendra SinghDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Anushikha DhankarJunior Resident Doctor, ESIC Model Hospital Cum ODC, Andheri East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Megha SharmaMPH Scholar, Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Shreya AgarwalDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Prasan K PandaDepartment of Internal Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Yogesh BahurupiDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Pradeep AggarwalDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences RishikeshAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur · INESIC Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Context: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that has emerged as a pandemic now has put health care workers (HCWs) at great risk as they are the warriors in frontlines screening and treating the infected patients. When a COVID-19-positive HCW is identified, its contacts need to be traced to check the spread of the infection among patients and other HCWs. Aims: This study was aimed to study epidemiology and risk factors associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) infection among HCWs and to quantify the risk of infection among HCWs in a tertiary level health care setting. Settings and Design: This cross-sectional study enrolled all the HCWs who were exposed to a patient with COVID-19 in a tertiary level health care center, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand from 1 Methods and Material: All the exposed HCWs were followed up for 14 days after the last exposure to a patient with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Epidemiological data were obtained using structured interviews. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0. Frequencies and proportions were calculated for descriptive variables, and risk ratios were calculated for risk factors affecting the transmission of disease. Results: We observed that 1,141 HCWs of the tertiary level health care hospital were exposed to COVID-19 patients during the study period. A total of 22 HCWs were tested COVID-19 positive among these exposed HCWs. Univariate analysis revealed a high risk of exposure to be significantly associated with a higher secondary attack rate of SARS CoV-2. Conclusions: The study demonstrates the risk of COVID-19 transmission through asymptomatic carriers. Therefore, periodic testing of all health care workers is necessary to ensure early mitigation of the shortage of health care providers.

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Asymptomatic carriersCOVID-19healthcare workersrisk of exposureSARS-CoV-2

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