Time to a Negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR Predicts Delayed Return to Work After Medical Leave in COVID-19 Infected Health Care Workers.
J Occup Environ Med
; 63(11): 970-974, 2021 11 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1480010
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate whether HCWs return to work (RTW) after COVID-19 was associated with time to a negative viral detection test.METHODS:
To evaluate the association of RTW with an undetectable RT-PCR adjusting for different factors.RESULTS:
Three hundred seventy-five HCWs who required medical leave for COVID-19 at a hospital in Madrid. Multivariable analyses confirmed the association of delayed RTW with interval to negative PCR (ORadj 1.12, 95% CI 1.08, 1.17) as well as age, sex, and nursing staff and clinical support services compared to physicians. A predictive model based on those variables is proposed, which had an area under the receiver operating curve of 0.82.CONCLUSIONS:
Delayed RTW was associated with longer interval to a negative RT-PCR after symptom onset, adjusting for occupational category, age, and sex.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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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