COVID-19 infection rate among tertiary referral center otorhinolaryngology healthcare workers

Prevalence and Severity of COVID-19 and Missed Job Opportunities among Healthcare Workers in Mazandaran Province, February-June 2020

Background and purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an uncontrolled disease burden on healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of COVID-19 in HCWs of selected hospitals in Mazandaran province and examine the association between COVID-19 and missed opportunities of HCWs. Materials and methods: In this retrospective descriptive-analytical stu...

Neurosarcoidosis in a Tertiary Referral Center

The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical characteristics, diagnostic strategy, and treatment in patients with neurosarcoidosis in a tertiary referral centre.In a cross-sectional study, we included all patients with neurosarcoidosis treated at our tertiary referral center between September 2014 and April 2015.We identified 52 patients, among them 1 patient was categorized as having definit...

occupational exposure to blood borne viruses among healthcare workers in a tertiary care referral hospital in tehran

Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Viruses Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital in Tehran

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: It's important to know outcome of needle stick injury in health care facilities. This study will help to know policy regarding prevention of needle stick injury in health care setting. Copyright © 2013, Kowsar Corp.; Licensee Kowsar Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attributi...

Asymptomatic SARS Coronavirus Infection among Healthcare Workers, Singapore

We conducted a study among healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) before infection control measures were instituted. Of all exposed HCWs, 7.5% had asymptomatic SARS-positive cases. Asymptomatic SARS was associated with lower SARS antibody titers and higher use of masks when compared to pneumonic SARS.