COVID-19 in health care workers in a university hospital during the quarantine in São Paulo city
AUTOR(ES)
Faíco-Filho, Klinger Soares; Carvalho, Joseane Mayara Almeida; Conte, Danielle Dias; Luna, Luciano Kleber de Souza; Bellei, Nancy
FONTE
Braz J Infect Dis
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2020-10
RESUMO
Abstract Health care workers (HCW) are at a higher risk of being infected in their workplace. Out of a total of 466 HCW of Hospital São Paulo with influenza-like illnesses or any clinical suspicion of COVID-19 were tested for COVID-19 by RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 169 (36%) turned out positive and were analyzed by type of exposure and hospital occupation. Data of HCW household locations were also obtained. Logistic workers had the highest positivity rate for SARS-CoV-2 (p = 0.002), while nurse technicians had the highest rate among those reporting routine contacts with patients (p = 0.001). Physicians presented the lowest rate of infection, although living in most affected districts (p < 0.001). Policies and adequate training for all hospital employees may improve prevention of COVID-19 among all health care service categories.
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