COVID-19 infections among health care workers at a university hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

IF 3.8 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2024-07-03 DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2024.06.022

Tariq A Madani, Nabeela A Al-Abdullah, Saleh M Binmahfooz, Amir Y Neyazi, Salman T Madani, Rayan A Alshehri, Jawad A Alnajjar, Badran S Alqurashi, Ibrahim S Aladni, Shaker A Alsharif

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Abstract

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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沙特阿拉伯吉达一所大学医院的医护人员感染 COVID-19。

目的：描述沙特阿拉伯吉达阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学医院医护人员感染 COVID-19 的流行率、特征和风险因素：描述沙特阿拉伯吉达市阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学医院（King Abdulaziz University Hospital）医护人员（HCWs）感染COVID-19的流行率、特征和风险因素：方法：对 2020 年 3 月 1 日至 2022 年 12 月 31 日期间确认感染 COVID-19 的医护人员进行前瞻性横断面研究：结果：共有 746 名医护人员被确诊感染 COVID-19。患者年龄在 22-60 岁之间，平均年龄（标准差）为 37.4±8.7 岁。584名（78.3%）人机工程人员的感染是在社区获得的。绝大多数（82.6%）受感染的医护人员没有合并症。护士（400/746 或 53.6%）是最大的专业群体，其次是医生（128/746 或 17.2%）、行政人员（125/746 或 16.8%）、呼吸治疗师（54/746 或 7.2%）和物理治疗师（39/746 或 5.2%）。症状包括发烧（64.1%）、咳嗽（55.6%）、喉咙痛（44.6%）、头痛（22.9%）、流鼻涕（19.6%）、呼吸急促（19.0%）、疲劳（12.7%）、全身酸痛（11.4%）、腹泻（10.9%）、呕吐（4.4%）和腹痛（2.8%）。大多数病人（647 人或 86.7%）都是门诊病人。4名（0.5%）医护人员死亡：结论：医护人员面临着感染 SARS-CoV-2 的双重风险，既有来自社区的感染，也有在医院环境中的感染。需要采取全面的感染控制策略来保护医院内外的高危工作者。

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American journal of infection control 医学-传染病学

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7.40

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4.10%

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479

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24 days

期刊介绍： AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)