COVID-19 infections among health care workers at a university hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 18/07/24
, Nabeela A. Al-Abdullah, BSN, PhD b, c, Saleh M. Binmahfooz, MBBS d, Amir Y. Neyazi, MBBS d, Salman T. Madani, MBBS d, Rayan A. Alshehri, MBBS d, Jawad A. Alnajjar, MBBS d, Badran S. Alqurashi, MBBS d, Ibrahim S. Aladni, MBBS d, Shaker A. Alsharif, MBBS d
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Résumé |
Background |
The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection among health care workers (HCWs) at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Methods |
A prospective cross-sectional study of HCWs confirmed to have COVID-19 infection from March 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022.
Results |
A total of 746 HCWs were diagnosed with COVID-19. Patients’ age ranged from 22 to 60 years with a mean ± standard deviation of 37.4 ± 8.7 years. The infection was community-acquired in 584 (78.3%) HCWs. The vast majority (82.6%) of the infected HCWs had no comorbidities. Nurses (400/746 or 53.6%) represented the largest professional group, followed by physicians (128/746 or 17.2%), administrative staff (125/746 or 16.8%), respiratory therapists (54/746 or 7.2%), and physiotherapists (39/746 or 5.2%). Symptoms included fever (64.1%), cough (55.6%), sore throat (44.6%), headache (22.9%), runny nose (19.6%), shortness of breath (19.0%), fatigue (12.7%), body aches (11.4%), diarrhea (10.9%), vomiting (4.4%), and abdominal pain (2.8%). Most (647 or 86.7%) patients were managed as outpatients. Four (0.5%) HCWs died.
Conclusions |
HCWs face a dual risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, both from community exposure and within the hospital setting. Comprehensive infection control strategies are needed to protect HCWs both inside and outside the hospital environment.
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• | 78.3% of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers (HCWs) were community-acquired. |
• | The vast majority (82.6%) of the infected HCWs had no comorbidities. |
• | Nurses (53.6%) represented the largest professional group, followed by physicians (17.2%). |
• | Most (86.7%) patients were managed as outpatients and 4 (0.5%) patients died. |
• | HCWs face a dual risk of infection, both from community and hospital exposures. |
Key Words : SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus disease-2019, HCWs, Community-acquired infections, Hospital-acquired infections, Infection control
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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| Ethics approval: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine and King Abdulaziz University Hospital on 20 March 2022 (reference number 156-22). |
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