Staff to staff transmission as a driver of healthcare worker infections with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High rates of healthcare worker (HCW) infections due to COVID-19 have been attributed to several factors, including inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE), exposure to a high density of patients with COVID-19, and poor building ventilation. We investigated an increase in the number of staff COVID-19 infections at our hospital to determine the factors contributing to infection and to implement the interventions required to prevent subsequent infections.

Methods

We conducted a single-centre retrospective cohort study of staff working at a tertiary referral hospital who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 between 25 January 2020 and 25 November 2020. The primary outcome was the source of COVID-19 infection.

Results

Of 45 staff who returned a positive test r

SUBMITTER: Gordon CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8285261 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature