Pattern of COVID 19 Infection among Front line Health Workers and Contact Tracing Done among them. Our Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital

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Background: A considerable number of front-line workers are under risk due to repeated infection and exposure.The pattern COVID 19 among the was important, so that more focus would be laidon protecting them. Contact tracing is one key strategy for interrupting chains transmission SARS-CoV-2.This study aimed find front line health describe theprocess contact tracing.Methodology: The list with possible symptoms COVID-19 or had come in direct contactwith a “case” shared department community medicine contract activity as per theguidelines. who were categorized High Risk quarantined immediately thosewho Low-Risk advised vigilant regarding development wereasked continue their routine duties extra precautionary measures they form very vital part theresource this combat against COVID-19.Result: About 138 affected by which staff nurses (51) amountedto maximum affected.Conclusion: high large high-risk contacts. Nurseswere found most infection.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['0976-0245', '0976-5506']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v14i2.19092