Occupational COVID-19 exposures and secondary cases among healthcare personnel - 24/09/21
, Christina Silkaitis, MTASCP, MBA a, Gina Dolgin, MHLP a, Maureen Bolon, MD, MS a, b, JaneCullen, MD c, Teresa Zembower, MD, MPH a, b, d, e
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Highlights |
• | Risk of SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare personnel is low. |
• | Lapses in infection prevention practices increase the risk of transmission. |
• | More employees were exposed to SARS-CoV-2 by infectious coworkers than patients. |
• | Occupational SARS-CoV-2 transmission was highest among nurses. |
• | Employee exposures and transmissions coincided with community prevalence. |
Abstract |
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare personnel (HCP) have been at high risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, both from patients and co-workers. This paper summarizes occupational exposures to SARS-CoV-2 and secondary cases among HCP at a large health system. Key findings indicate that transmission of COVID-19 to HCP is low, especially with close adherence to PPE guidelines, but lapses in infection prevention practices, including dining together and omitting eye protection during patient care, especially at times when COVID-19 is circulating widely in the community increase the risk of exposure and subsequent transmission to HCP.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pandemic, Exposure, Infection control, Healthcare epidemiology, Occupational health
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| Declaration of competing interest: Authors have no competing interests to declare. |
Vol 49 - N° 10
P. 1334-1336 - octobre 2021 Retour au numéro
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