Article ; Online: Differential occupational risks to healthcare workers from SARS-CoV-2 observed during a prospective observational study
2020 Volume 9
Abstract: We conducted voluntary Covid-19 testing programmes for symptomatic and asymptomatic staff at a UK teaching hospital using naso-/oro-pharyngeal PCR testing and immunoassays for IgG antibodies. 1128/10,034 (11.2%) staff had evidence of Covid-19 at some ... ...
| Abstract | We conducted voluntary Covid-19 testing programmes for symptomatic and asymptomatic staff at a UK teaching hospital using naso-/oro-pharyngeal PCR testing and immunoassays for IgG antibodies. 1128/10,034 (11.2%) staff had evidence of Covid-19 at some time. Using questionnaire data provided on potential risk-factors, staff with a confirmed household contact were at greatest risk (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 4.82 [95%CI 3.45–6.72]). Higher rates of Covid-19 were seen in staff working in Covid-19-facing areas (22.6% vs. 8.6% elsewhere) (aOR 2.47 [1.99–3.08]). Controlling for Covid-19-facing status, risks were heterogenous across the hospital, with higher rates in acute medicine (1.52 [1.07–2.16]) and sporadic outbreaks in areas with few or no Covid-19 patients. Covid-19 intensive care unit staff were relatively protected (0.44 [0.28–0.69]), likely by a bundle of PPE-related measures. Positive results were more likely in Black (1.66 [1.25–2.21]) and Asian (1.51 [1.28–1.77]) staff, independent of role or working location, and in porters and cleaners (2.06 [1.34–3.15]). |
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| Keywords | General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ; General Immunology and Microbiology ; General Neuroscience ; General Medicine ; covid19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd |
| Publishing country | uk |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| ZDB-ID | 2687154-3 |
| ISSN | 2050-084X |
| ISSN | 2050-084X |
| DOI | 10.7554/elife.60675 |
| Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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