Daily use of public transportation and incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 among healthcare workers during the peak of a pandemic wave in Zurich, Switzerland.

Steinwender, Ludwig; Holy, Dominique; Burkhard, Jan; Uçkay, Ilker

Steinwender, Ludwig; Holy, Dominique; Burkhard, Jan; Uçkay, Ilker.

Steinwender L; Infection Control, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Holy D; Occupational Medicine, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Burkhard J; Occupational Medicine, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Uçkay I; Infection Control, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: ilker.uckay@balgrist.ch.

Am J Infect Control ; 50(3): 352-354, 2022 03.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1491618

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ABSTRACT

Use of public transportation could be associated with an increased risk for developing COVID-19. We investigated 376 COVID-19-compatible episodes among our healthcare workers (HCWs), of whom 225 (60%) reported that they used public transportation. In multivariate analyses, HCWs using public transportation had no greater incidence of COVID-19 than those continuously using a private transportation.

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COVID-19; Pandemics; COVID-19/epidemiology; Health Personnel; Humans; Incidence; SARS-CoV-2; Switzerland/epidemiology

Keywords

Bus; Hospital employees; Risk for COVID-19; Train; Tramway

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Am J Infect Control Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.ajic.2021.10.022

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