Infection and mortality of healthcare workers worldwide from COVID-19: a systematic review.
Soham BandyopadhyayRonnie E BaticulonMurtaza KadhumMuath AlserDaniel K OjukaYara BadereddinArchith KamathSai Arathi ParepalliGrace BrownSara IharchaneSofia GandinoZara Markovic-ObiagoSamuel ScottEmery ManirambonaAsif MachhadaAditi AggarwalLydia BenazaizeMina IbrahimDavid KimIsabel TolElliott H TaylorAlexandra KnightonDorothy BbaaleDuha JasimHeba AlghoulHenna ReddyHibatullah AbuelgasimKirandeep SainiAlicia SiglerLeenah AbuelgasimMario Moran-RomeroMary KumarendranNajlaa Abu JamieOmaima AliRaghav SudarshanRiley DeanRumi KissyovaSonam KelzangSophie RocheTazin AhsanYethrib MohamedAndile Maqhawe DubeGrace Paida GwiniRashidah GwokyalaRobin BrownMohammad Rabiul Karim Khan PaponZoe LiSalvador Sun RuzatsSomy CharuvilaNoel PeterKhalil KhalidyNkosikhona MoyoOsaid H AlserArielis SolanoEduardo Robles-PerezAiman TariqMariam GaddahSpyros KolovosFaith C MuchemwaAbdullah SalehAmanda GosmanRafael Pinedo-VillanuevaAnant JaniRoba KhundkarPublished in: BMJ global health (2020)
COVID-19 infections and deaths among HCWs follow that of the general population around the world. The reasons for gender and specialty differences require further exploration, as do the low rates reported in Africa and India. Although physicians working in certain specialities may be considered high risk due to exposure to oronasal secretions, the risk to other specialities must not be underestimated. Elderly HCWs may require assigning to less risky settings such as telemedicine or administrative positions. Our pragmatic approach provides general trends, and highlights the need for universal guidelines for testing and reporting of infections in HCWs.
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