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| العنوان: |
Profile of COVID-19 breakthrough cases and its comparison with unvaccinated COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers in a tertiary care centre in North Kerala. |
| المؤلفون: |
R. S., Rajasi, Chandran, Priya, C. P., Sivakumar, George, Biju, D., Amrutha, Elizabeth, Milu, George, Ardra M. |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care; Jun2023, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p1118-1124, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
MEDICAL personnel, COVID-19 pandemic, VACCINATION, TERTIARY care, VACCINATION status |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) were the most vulnerable group during COVID-19 pandemic and had faced many challenges including high rate of breakthrough infections. Aims: To study the incidence of reported breakthrough infections among HCWs in Government Medical College, Kozhikode and to compare profile of COVID-19 infection between fully vaccinated and unvaccinated COVID-19 positive HCWs. Settings and Design: The research was conducted as a prospective study for a duration of 78 weeks from 1st of March 2020 through 31st of August 2021 in Government Medical College, Kozhikode. Methods and Material: The study was conducted among HCWs in a COVID-19 tertiary care institute. Real-time data were collected from 401 breakthrough cases and 390 unvaccinated COVID-19 positive HCWs through telephonic interviews. Statistical Analysis Used: Univariate analysis was done using frequency for categorical variables and mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables. Chi-square test was used to find out statistical significance. Results: Incidence of breakthrough infection was found to be 5.62% with 43.3% being asymptomatic. Fever was the most predominant symptom (62.5%). None of the breakthrough cases developed complication requiring intensive care (ICU). There was a reduction in incidence of acute post-COVID-19 syndrome in vaccinated group (17.45%) compared to unvaccinated group (57.2%). Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccination plays a key role in preventing severity, complication, and ICU admissions in COVID-19 infection. Incidence of post-COVID-19 syndrome is also less among fully vaccinated compared to unvaccinated individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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