A Prospective Cohort of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Health Care Workers: Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Follow-up Strategy
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Hospital a casa; Treballadors sanitaris
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| Palabra clave: | Personal sanitari COVID-19 (Malaltia) - Diagnòstic - Catalunya DISEASES::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Occupational Groups::Health Personnel ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Diagnosis::Early Diagnosis ENFERMEDADES::virosis::infecciones por virus ARN::infecciones por Nidovirales::infecciones por Coronaviridae::infecciones por Coronavirus DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::grupos profesionales::personal sanitario TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::diagnóstico::diagnóstico precoz |
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A Prospective Cohort of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Health Care Workers: Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Follow-up Strategy Nicolás, David Personal sanitari COVID-19 (Malaltia) - Diagnòstic - Catalunya DISEASES::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Occupational Groups::Health Personnel ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Diagnosis::Early Diagnosis ENFERMEDADES::virosis::infecciones por virus ARN::infecciones por Nidovirales::infecciones por Coronaviridae::infecciones por Coronavirus DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::grupos profesionales::personal sanitario TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::diagnóstico::diagnóstico precoz |
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A Prospective Cohort of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Health Care Workers: Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Follow-up Strategy |
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A Prospective Cohort of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Health Care Workers: Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Follow-up Strategy |
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Nicolás, David Spencer, Felipe Arenas, Andrea Butori, Eugenia Maymó, Pol Pericàs Pulido, Juan Manuel Camós-Carreras, Anna |
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Nicolás, David |
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Nicolás, David Spencer, Felipe Arenas, Andrea Butori, Eugenia Maymó, Pol Pericàs Pulido, Juan Manuel Camós-Carreras, Anna |
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Spencer, Felipe Arenas, Andrea Butori, Eugenia Maymó, Pol Pericàs Pulido, Juan Manuel Camós-Carreras, Anna |
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Institut Català de la Salut [Nicolás D] Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Hospital at Home Unit, Medical and Nurse Direction, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Camós-Carreras A, Spencer F] Ophthalmology Service, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Arenas A, Butori E, Maymó P] Hospital at Home Unit, Medical and Nurse Direction, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Pericàs JM] Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Hospital at Home Unit, Medical and Nurse Direction, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus |
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Personal sanitari COVID-19 (Malaltia) - Diagnòstic - Catalunya DISEASES::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Occupational Groups::Health Personnel ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Diagnosis::Early Diagnosis ENFERMEDADES::virosis::infecciones por virus ARN::infecciones por Nidovirales::infecciones por Coronaviridae::infecciones por Coronavirus DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::grupos profesionales::personal sanitario TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::diagnóstico::diagnóstico precoz |
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Personal sanitari COVID-19 (Malaltia) - Diagnòstic - Catalunya DISEASES::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Occupational Groups::Health Personnel ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Diagnosis::Early Diagnosis ENFERMEDADES::virosis::infecciones por virus ARN::infecciones por Nidovirales::infecciones por Coronaviridae::infecciones por Coronavirus DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::grupos profesionales::personal sanitario TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::diagnóstico::diagnóstico precoz |
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Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Hospital a casa; Treballadors sanitaris |
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2020 2021 2021 |
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A Prospective Cohort of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Health Care Workers: Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Follow-up StrategyNicolás, DavidSpencer, FelipeArenas, AndreaButori, EugeniaMaymó, PolPericàs Pulido, Juan ManuelCamós-Carreras, AnnaPersonal sanitariCOVID-19 (Malaltia) - Diagnòstic - CatalunyaDISEASES::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus InfectionsNAMED GROUPS::Persons::Occupational Groups::Health PersonnelANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Diagnosis::Early DiagnosisENFERMEDADES::virosis::infecciones por virus ARN::infecciones por Nidovirales::infecciones por Coronaviridae::infecciones por CoronavirusDENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::grupos profesionales::personal sanitarioTÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::diagnóstico::diagnóstico precozCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Hospital a casa; Treballadors sanitarisCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Hospital a domicilio; Trabajadores sanitariosCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Hospital at Home; Health care workersBackground During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks, health care workers (HCWs) are at a high risk of infection. Strategies to reduce in-hospital transmission between HCWs and to safely manage infected HCWs are lacking. Our aim was to describe an active strategy for the management of COVID-19 in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–infected HCWs and investigate its outcomes. Methods A prospective cohort study of SARS-CoV-2-infected health care workers in a tertiary teaching hospital in Barcelona, Spain, was performed. An active strategy of weekly polymerase chain reaction screening of HCWs for SARS-CoV-2 was established by the Occupational Health department. Every positive HCW was admitted to the Hospital at Home Unit with daily assessment online and in-person discretionary visits. Clinical and epidemiological data were recorded. Results Of the 590 HCWs included in the cohort, 134 (22%) were asymptomatic at diagnosis, and 15% (89 patients) remained asymptomatic during follow-up. A third of positive cases were detected during routine screening. The most frequent symptoms were cough (68%), hyposmia/anosmia (49%), and fever (41%). Ten percent of the patients required specific treatment at home, while only 4% of the patients developed pneumonia. Seventeen patients required a visit to the outpatient clinic for further evaluation, and 6 of these (1%) required hospital admission. None of the HCWs included in this cohort required intensive care unit admission or died. Conclusions Active screening for SARS-CoV-2 among HCWs for early diagnosis and stopping in-hospital transmission chains proved efficacious in our institution, particularly due to the high percentage of asymptomatic HCWs. Follow-up of HCWs in Hospital at Home units is safe and effective, with low rates of severe infection and readmission.Oxford University PressInstitut Català de la Salut[Nicolás D] Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Hospital at Home Unit, Medical and Nurse Direction, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Camós-Carreras A, Spencer F] Ophthalmology Service, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Arenas A, Butori E, Maymó P] Hospital at Home Unit, Medical and Nurse Direction, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Pericàs JM] Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Hospital at Home Unit, Medical and Nurse Direction, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, SpainVall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus202120212020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11351/6196Scientiareponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésOpen forum infectious diseases;8(1)https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/8/1/ofaa592/6026098Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:11351/61962026-05-29T05:05:01Z |
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