Occupational risk factors for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare personnel: A cross-sectional analysis of subjects enrolled in the COVID-19 Prevention in Emory Healthcare Personnel (COPE) study

Jessica R Howard-Anderson; Carly Adams; Amy C Sherman; William C Dube; Teresa C Smith; Neena Edupuganti; Nora Chea; Shelley S Magill; Daniel O Espinoza; Yerun Zhu; Varun K Phadke; Srilatha Edupuganti; James P Steinberg; Benjamin A Lopman; Jesse T Jacob; Matthew H Collins; Scott K Fridkin

doi:10.1017/ice.2021.54

Occupational risk factors for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare personnel: A cross-sectional analysis of subjects enrolled in the COVID-19 Prevention in Emory Healthcare Personnel (COPE) study

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Mar;43(3):381-386. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.54. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

Authors

Jessica R Howard-Anderson^{1

2}, Carly Adams³, Amy C Sherman^{4

5}, William C Dube¹, Teresa C Smith³, Neena Edupuganti⁴, Nora Chea⁶, Shelley S Magill⁶, Daniel O Espinoza⁴, Yerun Zhu⁴, Varun K Phadke^{1

4}, Srilatha Edupuganti^{1

4}, James P Steinberg¹, Benjamin A Lopman³, Jesse T Jacob^{1

2

3}, Matthew H Collins^{1

4}, Scott K Fridkin^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Georgia Emerging Infections Program, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁴ Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁵ Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁶ Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

Among 353 healthcare personnel in a longitudinal cohort in 4 hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia (May-June 2020), 23 (6.5%) had severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies. Spending >50% of a typical shift at the bedside (OR, 3.4; 95% CI, 1.2-10.5) and black race (OR, 8.4; 95% CI, 2.7-27.4) were associated with SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / prevention & control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care
Health Personnel
Humans
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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