Asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus disease 2019 among healthcare workers in Isfahan, Iran
Open Access
- 1 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Future Medicine Ltd in Future Virology
- Vol. 16 (2), 93-98
- https://doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2020-0224
Abstract
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.Keywords
Funding Information
- A grant of Isfahan University of medical sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan, Iran (198236)
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