Impact and Management of COVID-19 Among Healthcare Workers in Two Acute Care Hospitals and Two Associated Long-term Care Centres in Barcelona, Spain
| Autor: | Maria Sala, Paula Santia, Ana Beltrán, Andrea Burón, Oscar Díaz Gil, Martina Lupia, Eduardo Padilla León, Juan Pablo Horcajada, Xavier Castells, Jose Maria Montero-Moraga, Consol Serra, Rocío Villar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Personnel education Attack rate Disease COVID-19 (Malaltia) Acute care Health care Pandemic medicine Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Cuidadors Cuidadores Long-Term Care Hospitals Long-term care Spain Emergency medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 63:e586-e591 |
| ISSN: | 1536-5948 1076-2752 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/jom.0000000000002290 |
| Popis: | Objective To describe the characteristics of COVID-19-related episodes in healthcare workers (HCW) of two hospitals. Methods Prospective study of HCW with COVID-like symptoms and/or who were close contacts of confirmed COVID-19. The percentage of positive PCRs among those with symptoms was calculated, and symptom's positive predictive value and negative predictive value. The characteristics of contacts were described, as well as the secondary clinical attack rate. Results We registered 1222 episodes of HCW with COVID-like symptoms; 340 (27.8%) had a positive PCR. In 885 episodes, a HCW was a close contact of a confirmed case. In 45.5% of these, the HCW had contact with another HCW. The secondary clinical attack rate of contacts of HCW was 14.5%. Conclusion We found a high prevalence of disease and transmission between HCW during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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