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

• Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 381 - 386
• Main Authors: Howard-Anderson, Jessica R., Adams, Carly, Sherman, Amy C., Dube, William C., Smith, Teresa C., Edupuganti, Neena, Chea, Nora, Magill, Shelley S., Espinoza, Daniel O., Zhu, Yerun, Phadke, Varun K., Edupuganti, Srilatha, Steinberg, James P., Lopman, Benjamin A., Jacob, Jesse T., Collins, Matthew H., Fridkin, Scott K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cambridge University Press 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Concise Communication; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - prevention & control; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delivery of Health Care; Demographics; Disease prevention; Health care; Health Personnel; Hospitals; Humans; Infections; Masks; Medical referrals; Medical supplies; Occupations; Regression analysis; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Atlanta Georgia; United States > US; Georgia
• ISSN: 0899-823X; 1559-6834; 1559-6834
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.54

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.