Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Essential Workers in a Community-Based Cohort in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this paper is to identify the risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection that are related to occupation type as well as workplace conditions. Identifying such risk factors could have noteworthy implications in workplace safety enhancement and emergency preparedness planning for essential workers.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of visits at a community-based SARS-CoV-2 testing site in the greater Boston area between March 18^th and June 19^th, 2020, for individuals between 14 and 65 years of age. Nasopharyngeal swab specimen, medical review, and self-administered questionnaire were obtained, and SARS-CoV-2 infection was determined with real-time, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Medical record-

SUBMITTER: Wei CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9169416 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature