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Impact of Nosocomial COVID-19 Infection Among Hospitalized Patients with Respiratory Diseases

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العنوان: Impact of Nosocomial COVID-19 Infection Among Hospitalized Patients with Respiratory Diseases
المؤلفون: Mediha Gönenç Ortaköylü, Belma Akbaba Bağcı, Seda Tural Onur, Tuğçe Özen, Fatma Tokgöz Akyıl, Esma Seda Akalın Karaca, Işıl Kibar Akıllı
المصدر: Bagcilar Medical Bulletin, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 341-348 (2023)
بيانات النشر: Galenos Yayinevi, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: covid-19, hospitalized patients, mortality, nosocomial infection, pulmonary disease, Medicine
الوصف: Objective: There are very few studies concerning the frequency and course of nosocomial Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection among patients hospitalized having diseases other than COVID-19. In our study, patients who were admitted to the pulmonology inpatient clinic from the emergency room due to non-COVID-19 diseases and later diagnosed with COVID-19 (index cases) and the nosocomial transmission caused by these patients and the clinical outcomes were analyzed. Method: This study was carried out on 44 inpatients without COVID-19 at a pulmonology inpatient clinic during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Oro-nasopharyngeal swab samples were taken at the time of hospitalization to detect COVID-19 by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. The test results of four patients were found to be positive. Due to the risk of nosocomial transmission, the remaining patients were re-evaluated for COVID-19 disease by clinical, radiological, and RT-PCR tests (1 to 3 times, and/or if symptoms developed). All patients were followed up for 30 days after discharge. Results: Thirty-six males (81%) and 8 females (19%) with a mean age of 65.6±13.6 (31-93) years were included in the study. Twenty-five of these patients had cancer, six had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, four had an aggravation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, three had infected bronchiectasis, two had pulmonary embolisms, and four had other disorders. The RT-PCR test results were found positive in 4 patients. In about two weeks, COVID-19 infection emerged in 16 of the remaining 40 patients, and 10 of them (63% of the infected) died. The RT-PCR test results of patients with COVID-19 infection were found to be positive on day 8.2 averagely (6-13). Conclusion: Nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 may create a risk of severe illness and death among vulnerable patients. It is crucial to take necessary measures in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in hospitals.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2547-9431
Relation: http://behmedicalbulletin.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/mpact-of-nosocomial-covd-19-nfection-among-hospita/63867; https://doaj.org/toc/2547-9431
DOI: 10.4274/BMB.galenos.2023.2023-02-015
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/c33a1e811c5a4ef39d506706650574f0
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.33a1e811c5a4ef39d506706650574f0
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:25479431
DOI:10.4274/BMB.galenos.2023.2023-02-015