tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Med Lav
. 2021 Dec 23;112(6):422-428.
doi: 10.23749/mdl.v112i6.12186.
Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers in North-Eastern Italy from March 1, 2020 to May 10, 2020
Linda Piapan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elena Mazzolini[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marco Tomietto[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Fabio Barbone[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Francesca Larese Filon[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: During major epidemic outbreaks, the preparedness of public health systems is challenged and -healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the frontline. Italy was among the first- and worst-hit countries by COVID-19.
Aim: To analyze the prevalence and incidence of infection among HCWs in Friuli Venezia Giulia region (north-eastern Italy) from March 1 to the end of the Italian lock-down, May 10, 2020.
Methods: HCWs exposed to COVID-19 patients were actively surveyed and all HCWs were routinely tested with nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab for RNA virus detection (n. 54,670).
Results: Infected HCWs (n. 595) represented the 32.3% of all COVID-19 cases in the region under 65 years of age, and incidence of infection was 11.4 cases/1000 workers. HCWs accounted for a significant proportion of coronavirus infection and experienced high infection incidence after unprotected contact.
Conclusions: HCWs' knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology and proper infection control practices are critical to the control of the disease.
. 2021 Dec 23;112(6):422-428.
doi: 10.23749/mdl.v112i6.12186.
Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers in North-Eastern Italy from March 1, 2020 to May 10, 2020
Linda Piapan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elena Mazzolini[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marco Tomietto[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Fabio Barbone[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Francesca Larese Filon[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34939620
- DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v112i6.12186
Abstract
Background: During major epidemic outbreaks, the preparedness of public health systems is challenged and -healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the frontline. Italy was among the first- and worst-hit countries by COVID-19.
Aim: To analyze the prevalence and incidence of infection among HCWs in Friuli Venezia Giulia region (north-eastern Italy) from March 1 to the end of the Italian lock-down, May 10, 2020.
Methods: HCWs exposed to COVID-19 patients were actively surveyed and all HCWs were routinely tested with nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab for RNA virus detection (n. 54,670).
Results: Infected HCWs (n. 595) represented the 32.3% of all COVID-19 cases in the region under 65 years of age, and incidence of infection was 11.4 cases/1000 workers. HCWs accounted for a significant proportion of coronavirus infection and experienced high infection incidence after unprotected contact.
Conclusions: HCWs' knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology and proper infection control practices are critical to the control of the disease.