Open AccessRisk factors and outcome among COVID-19 exposed and quarantined healthcare workers: A study on the status of existing practices of standard precautions
Author(s) -
Swasthi S Kumar,
Arvind Kumar,
J Kirtana,
Anupam Singh,
Sujay Halkur Shankar,
Maroof Ahmad Khan,
Achal Srivastava,
Ravneet Kaur,
Naveet Wig
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1579_20
Subject(s) - medicine , face shield , personal protective equipment , infection control , quarantine , health care , covid-19 , pandemic , risk of infection , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , family medicine , environmental health , medical emergency , surgery , pathology , disease , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , genetics , economic growth
Health care workers (HCWs) are at high risk of COVID-19 infection but data on the risk factors for exposure and infection rate among Indian HCWs are limited.