Gheysarzadeh A, Sadeghifard N, Safari M, Balavandi F, Falahi S, Kenarkoohi A, Tavan H
Clinical Microbiology Research Centre, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.
New Microbes New Infect. 2020 May 13;36:100694. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100694. eCollection 2020 Jul.
The high prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has received much attention all over the world. Nurses are in the first line of defence against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and are placed in a high-risk situation. This study aimed to report on infection with SARS-CoV-2 during patient care among nures in the Mostafa Khomini Hospital, Ilam, Iran. In this hospital 125 nurses were enrolled in the COVID-19 centre. Five out of 125 nurses (4%) who enrolled in the COVID-19 infection centre, developed COVID-19. They were first positive by real-time PCR but the CT scan was positive for only one of them. None of the infected nurses were hospitalized and all of them preferred to quarantine at home and receive the necessary care and treatment (oseltamivir, azithromycin and lopinavir/ritonavir). This study showed that, regardless of self caring, the nurses were exposed to the virus, because at the start of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Iran, there was no special protection against this infection, so the nurses were placed at risk. This study also reported that receiving the necessary care and treatment at home was a good experience for nurses and can be used in some cases.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的高流行率已受到全世界的广泛关注。护士处于抗击严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）的第一道防线，面临高风险处境。本研究旨在报告伊朗伊拉姆省穆斯塔法·霍梅尼医院护士在患者护理期间感染SARS-CoV-2的情况。该医院有125名护士被纳入COVID-19中心。在被纳入COVID-19感染中心的125名护士中，有5名（4%）感染了COVID-19。她们最初通过实时聚合酶链反应检测呈阳性，但计算机断层扫描仅显示其中1人呈阳性。所有感染的护士均未住院，她们都更愿意居家隔离并接受必要的护理和治疗（奥司他韦、阿奇霉素和洛匹那韦/利托那韦）。本研究表明，尽管护士进行了自我护理，但她们仍接触到了病毒，因为在伊朗SARS-CoV-2疫情爆发初期，针对这种感染没有特殊防护措施，所以护士面临感染风险。本研究还报告称，护士居家接受必要的护理和治疗是一次不错的经历，在某些情况下可以采用。
