Zhussupov B, Suleimenova Z, Amanova G, Saliev T, Tanabayeva S, Sarybayeva G, Iskakova G, Fakhradiyev I, Aukenov N. The Study of the Outbreak of Coronavirus Infection in a General Hospital in Almaty.
Hosp Top 2022;
101:326-335. [PMID:
35435796 DOI:
10.1080/00185868.2022.2063774]
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Abstract
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.
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