Source avec lien : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, (En ligne). 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002431
L’infection par le SRAS- CoV- 2 chez les travailleurs de la santé (TS) constitue un défi pour les services de santé des employés. Nous avons analysé les données de la ligne d’assistance téléphonique COVID-19 sur huit semaines en 2021 pendant la vague de la variante Delta du SRAS- CoV- 2. Nous avons calculé les taux de cas de COVID-19 parmi les personnes sous enquête (PUI) pour maladie dans deux centres de soins de santé (HC).
Background: Infection with SARS- CoV- 2 in health care workers (HCWs) challenges employee health services. Methods: We analyzed telephone COVID-19 hotline data over eight weeks in 2021 during SARS- CoV- 2 Delta variant surge. We calculated COVID-19 case rates among persons-under-investigation (PUIs) for illness at two health care centers (HCs). Results: There were 41 COVID-19 cases among the 285 PUIs (14.4%) at the study HC and 549 (16.9%) of 3244 at the comparison HC. At the study HC, 11.7% of vaccinated PUIs vs. 36.6% of unvaccinated PUIs were COVID-19 positive. The COVID-19 positivity rates among vaccinated and unvaccinated PUIs at the comparison HC were 16.1% and 33.3%, respectively. Discussion: In the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant surge, COVID-19 test positivity rates among unvaccinated symptomatic HCWs are dramatically elevated. Aggressive testing of HCW PUIs is particularly critical during periods of disease upsurge.