Asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus disease 2019 among healthcare workers in Isfahan, Iran

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Isfahan, Iran Materials & methods: HCWs in COVID-19 wards of three referral COVID-19 hospitals in Isfahan were screened and tested for COVID-19 infection Results: In total, 102 HCWs were screened whose median age was 43 years old Moreover, 21 (20 5%) of them had a history of suspected infection with SARS-CoV2, mostly (66 6%) without any symptoms while six (28 5%) of them suffered from relatively mild diseases and one (4 7%) was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism Conclusion: It was found that HCWs were prone to be asymptomatic carriers while their computed tomography images were normal Therefore, it is recommended that reverse-transcriptase real-time-PCR be essential for the diagnosis of infections