患有COVID-19的医疗保健工作者嗅觉功能障碍:患病率和相关因素
Kacem Imène1,2, Kahloul Mohamed1,3, Ghenim Amal1,2
1Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, 4000 Sousse, Tunisia.
Recent advances in inflammation & allergy drug discovery
|October 23, 2023
概括
嗅觉功能障碍 (OD) 是COVID-19的医疗保健工作者常见的症状,影响近40%. 女性性别和某些职业与较高的OD患病率有关,有助于了解其机制.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
背景情况:
- COVID-19 流行病呈现出不断演变的临床表现,嗅觉功能障碍 (OD) 成为常见的症状,特别是在轻度病例中.
- 了解COVID-19患者OD背后的机制对于有效的查和管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定被诊断患有SARS-CoV-2的卫生保健工作者嗅觉功能障碍 (OD) 的患病率.
- 为了确定与这一群体中OD发生相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 在六个月的时间里进行了一项横截面的分析研究.
- 包括Farhat Hached学术医院通过PCR,RAT或胸部CT诊断出SARS-CoV-2的医疗保健工作者.
- 收集关于人口统计,临床表现和职业因素的数据.
主要成果:
- 在474名参与者中,39.2%的人表示嗅觉功能障碍 (OD) 是咨询的原因.
- 在7.4%的病例中,OD持续超过90天.
- 女性性别 (OR 2.46) 和蓝领职业 (OR 3.1) 与OD有显著的相关性. 职业资历和更长的缺勤时间也显示出相关性.
结论:
- 嗅觉功能障碍 (OD) 是 COVID-19 的医疗保健工作者中普遍存在的症状.
- 识别性别和职业等相关因素可以增强对奥迪机制的理解,并为治疗策略提供信息.
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