| Autor: |
Deepak A, Kapoor, Kathleen, Latino, Gillian, Hodes, Ann E, Anderson, Jonathan, Anderson, Marcus, Cognetti, Chiraag, Patel |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Rev Urol |
| ISSN: |
1523-6161 |
| Popis: |
We evaluated the impact of safety protocols, including rapid testing and contact tracing, on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk exposure and transmission rates amongst healthcare workers in the outpatient care setting. Over an 11-week period, a total of 254 employees representing 38% of our total workforce had potential COVID-19 exposure and underwent voluntary COVID-19 testing. Data was stratified based on severity of risk exposure and job description. During this period, the probability of a COVID exposure being high risk decreased in Administrative (−93.0%; P < 0.01) and Clinical (−77.0%; P < 0.01) staff; simultaneously, viral transmission rates declined in Administrative (−73.4%; P = 0.03) and Clinical (−69.9%; P = 0.04) staff as well. Systematic safety protocols effectively reduce exposure risk and transmission rates in outpatient healthcare workers and should be ubiquitously adopted. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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