COVID-19 Infections in Health Care Personnel by Source of Exposure and Correlation With Community Incidence

Source avec lien : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 64(8). 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002562

L’objectif de cette étude était de décrire le taux d’infections au COVID-19 liées au ménage, à la communauté, au travail et au voyage parmi le personnel de santé.

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. Lisez l’article

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