Temporal Trends in COVID-19 Incidence in Two Healthcare Worker Cohorts.
J Occup Environ Med
; 63(6): 528-531, 2021 06 01.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1288155
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Health care workers (HCWs) experience increased occupational risk of contracting COVID-19, with temporal trends that might inform surveillance.METHODS:
We analyzed data from a Veterans Affairs hospital-based COVID-19 worker telephone hotline collected over 40âweeks (2020). We calculated the proportion of COVID-19+ cases among persons-under-investigation (PUIs) for illness compared to rates from a nearby large university-based health care institution.RESULTS:
We observed 740 PUIs, 65 (8.8%) COVID-19+. Time trends were similar at the study and comparison hospitals; only for the first of 10 four-week observation periods was the ratio for observed to expected COVID-19+ significant (Pâ<â0.001).DISCUSSION:
These data suggest that employee health COVID-19+ to PUI ratios could be utilized as a barometer of community trends. Pooling experience among heath care facilities may yield insights into occupational infectious disease outbreaks.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Occupational Exposure
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Health Personnel
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
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Environmental Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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