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AuthorQotba, Hamda
AuthorHamed, Ehab
AuthorAlnuaimi, Ahmed
AuthorSaad, Azza
AuthorNasrallah, Gheyath
AuthorAlnaama, Abdulla
AuthorSyed, Mohamed
Available date2021-08-05T09:35:10Z
Publication Date2021-07
Publication NameGERMS
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1269
CitationA/Qotba HA, Hamed E, Alnuaimi AS, Saad AA, Nasrallah GK, Alnaama AA, Syed MA. SARS-CoV-2 infection among primary healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study. GERMS. 2021;11(2):324-328. doi: 10.18683/germs.2021.1269
ISSN2248 - 2997
URIhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/352899694_SARS-CoV-2_infection_among_primary_healthcare_workers_a_cross-_sectional_study
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/21628
AbstractHealthcare workers (HCWs) are critical to the healthcare system and are at an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. They may acquire infections from the community and their work settings. To date, the majority of the studies reporting on the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infections in HCWs, including serology testing, are from hospital settings. Primary care provides a platform and plays a critical role in prevention, testing, triaging and treating patients, but a smaller number of studies focus on primary care settings. In a recent systematic review, primary care physicians were at increased risk of worse outcomes and were the highest risk specialty for deaths among doctors. This short report provides an objective assessment of infection risk among frontline primary care HCWs utilizing RT-PCR results and serology testing.
Languageen
PublisherGERMS
SubjectCOVID-19
risk factors
healthcare workers
primary care
TitleSARS-CoV-2 infection among primary healthcare workers: a cross- sectional study
TypeArticle
Pagination324-328
Issue Number2
Volume Number11
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