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Hospitalization, death, and probable reinfection in Peruvian healthcare workers infected with SARS-CoV-2: a national retrospective cohort study.

Willy RamosNadia GuerreroEdwin Omar Napanga-SaldañaJosé L Medina OsisManuel LoayzaJhony Alberto De La Cruz-VargasMaría VargasLuis OrdoñezYovanna Seclén-UbillúsCarlos Álvarez-AntonioJuan Arrasco
Published in: Human resources for health (2022)
Peruvian technicians and health assistants would have a higher risk of death from COVID-19 than other healthcare workers, while doctors have a higher incidence of death probably linked to the high frequency of non-occupational risk factors. Doctors present a higher risk of hospitalization independent of comorbidities and age; likewise, all occupations show a similar risk of probable reinfection.
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