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Asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus disease 2019 among healthcare workers in Isfahan, Iran

Published:2021-02 Issue:2 Volume:16 Page:93-98
ISSN:1746-0794
Container-title:Future Virology
language:en
Short-container-title:Future Virology

Author:

Fakhim Hamed¹²,Nasri Elahe¹,Aboutalebian Shima³,Gholipour Sahar⁴,Nikaeen Mahnaz⁴,Vaezi Afsane⁵,Mousavi Somayeh³,Faramarzi Sama³,Farhang Armin⁶,Javanmard Shaghayegh Haghjooy⁷,Salahi Mehrdad¹,Darakhshandeh Ali⁸,Ahmadikia Kazem⁹,Mirhendi Hossein²

Affiliation:

1. Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2. Core Research Facilities (CRF), Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3. Department of Medical Parasitology & Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

5. Department of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

6. Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

7. Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran

8. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

9. Department of Medical Parasitology & Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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.

Funder

A grant of Isfahan University of medical sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan, Iran

Publisher

Future Medicine Ltd

Subject

Virology

Link

https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/pdf/10.2217/fvl-2020-0224

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