Characteristics of sars-cov-2 infection in healthcare workers at a maternal perinatal institute in Peru

• Autores: Pacheco Campos, Liliana, Ayala Peralta, Félix
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal
• Repositorio: Revista Peruana de Investigación Materno Perinatal
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.www.fracturae.com:article/378
• Enlace del recurso: https://investigacionmaternoperinatal.inmp.gob.pe/index.php/rpinmp/article/view/378
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Infecciones por Coronavirus; Personal de Salud; Salud Laboral; COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus Infections, Health Personnel, Occupational Health

Objective. To describe the characteristics of the infection by SARS-CoV-2 in health workers of a Instituto NacionalMaterno Perinatal in Peru. Methods. Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study. In April 2020 and December2022 at Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal. Al workers with COVID-19 infection identified by confirmatory test forSARS-CoV-2 were included. Results. 2250 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were detected. 76% were women, 71.3%were 30-59 years old, and 77.8% were health personnel. 47.8% were diagnosed by antigenic test, while 44.4% werediagnosed by molecular test. 18.7% had some comorbidity, 2.2% were hospitalized, and eight workers died. Conclusion. The findings show that healthcare workers have also been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis ifthe behavior of the infection is relevant to continue developing and improving strategies for the prevention and controlof cases among workers.