COVID-19 Infections in Health Care Personnel by Source of Exposure and Correlation With Community Incidence.
J Occup Environ Med
; 64(8): 675-678, 2022 08 01.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1973305
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to describe the rate of household, community, occupational, and travel-related COVID-19 infections among health care personnel (HCP).METHODS:
In a retrospective cohort study of 3694 HCP with COVID-19 infections from July 5 to December 19, 2020, we analyzed infection source data and rates, compared with local and state infection rates, and performed a correlation analysis.RESULTS:
Household (27.1%) and community (15.6%) exposures were the most common sources of infection. Occupational exposures accounted for 3.55% of HCP infections. Unattributable infections (no known exposure source) accounted for 53.1% and correlated with community rather than occupational exposure ( R = 0.99 vs 0.78, P < 0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
COVID-19 infections in this large HCP cohort correlated closely with infection rates in the community. The low incidence of occupational infections supports the effectiveness of institutional infection prevention and control measures.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Occupational Exposure
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
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Environmental Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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