Risk Groups for SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Healthcare Workers: Community Versus Hospital Transmission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to detect the risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) in 2020 before the vaccination era.

Methods

We surveyed SARS-CoV-2 infection among the HCWs in a hospital through screening for antibody levels and the detection of viral RNA by RT-PCR between May 2020 and December 2020. Occupational and non-occupational potential predictors of disease were surveyed for the HCWs included in this study.

Results

Among 1925 personnel in the hospital, 1732 were included to the study with a response rate of 90%. The overall infection rate of HCWs was 16.3% at the end of 2020, before vaccinations started. In the multivariate analysis, being janitorial staff (OR: 2.24, CI: 1.21-4.14, p = 0.011), being a medical secretary (OR: 4.17,

SUBMITTER: Pınarlık F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8395820 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature