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

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...

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Autores principales: Wight, Elizabeth, Swift, Melanie, O'Horo, John C., Hainy, Caitlin, Molella, Robin, Morrow, Allison, Breeher, Laura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9377361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35673245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002562
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Sumario: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.