Abstract
Healthcare workers (HCWs)’ risk evaluation enables early detection of HCWs at high risk of exposure to Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), strengthen the need for HCWs to self-monitor fever and other symptoms and stop work while ill, and limit the development and distribution of COVID-19 inside healthcare facilities by healthcare personnel. We had previously presented five clinical scenarios. In each, a different risk exists. For each of the five cases we asked to identify: Who is at risk? What is this risk category? What should the HCWs do after identifying the risk? Whether there are any considerations in limited resources settings or not. Answers are provided in this forum on the basis of currently available data and are subject to change as new knowledge becomes available. It is therefore necessary to update the COVID-19 data on an ongoing basis.
Highlights
A 25-year-old male with a history of spina bifida in the lumbar region, type II diabetes mellitus, solitary left kidney, neurogenic bladder and bowel presented to the emergency department with fever, nausea, and vomiting
A swab specimen of the wound from the left buttock ulcer was initially sent for culture
The specimen was cultured on blood agar and chocolate agar
Summary
Continuous Medical Education Forum (CME from EB) Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Microbes and Infectious Diseases Editor-In-Chief, Egypt. Case history: Received 18 October 2020 Received in revised form October 2020 Accepted October 2020
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