The Study of the Outbreak of Coronavirus Infection in a General Hospital in Almaty
Zhussupov B. Suleimenova Z. Amanova G. Saliev T. Tanabayeva S. Sarybayeva G. Iskakova G. Fakhradiyev I. Aukenov N.
2023Informa UK Ltd
Hospital Topics
2023#101Issue 4326 - 335 pp.
The study aimed to identify the possible causes of COVID-19 outbreak and its development in a general hospital in Almaty (from April 11 to May 6, 2020), where 682 persons were identified with a COVID-19. 546 were hospital employees (48.9%), including doctors (57.8%), nurses (53.4%), junior medical personnel (54.4%) and other personnel (23.3%), and also among 136 patients. The attack rate among women was 50.0%, and incidence rate was higher amongst young employees < 30 years old (57.0%). The analysis showed that there was a failure of the management of the medical personnel in such critical situation.
COVID-19 , healthcare workers , Kazakhstan , outbreak , viral transmission
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S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
National Scientific and Practical Centre for Sanitary and Epidemiological Expertise and Monitoring, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Astana Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Republican Electronic Healthcare Centre, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
National Scientific and Practical Centre for Sanitary and Epidemiological Expertise and Monitoring
Astana Medical University
Republican Electronic Healthcare Centre
Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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