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.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Healthcare workers, Asymptomatic carrier, Iran, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, SARS-CoV2, hospital, Infection, Diagnosis, Symptom, healthcare worker, Prevalence, Computed tomography, infections, COVID-19 infection, HCWs, Mild, disease, HCW, median age, material, tested, diagnosed, screened, suffered, 【제목키워드】 coronavirus disease, healthcare worker,