Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among nonphysician healthcare personnel by work location at a tertiary-care center, Iowa, 2020–2021

We describe COVID-19 cases among nonphysician healthcare personnel (HCP) by work location. The proportion of HCP with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was highest in the emergency department and lowest among those working remotely. COVID-19 and non–COVID-19 units had similar proportions of HCP wi...

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Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 44; no. 8; pp. 1351 - 1354
Main Authors Kobayashi, Takaaki, Heinemann, John, Trannel, Alexandra, Marra, Alexandre R., Alsuhaibani, Mohammed, Etienne, William, Sheeler, Lorinda L., Abosi, Oluchi, Holley, Stephanie, Kukla, Mary Beth, Dains, Angelique, Jenn, Kyle E., Meacham, Holly, Hanna, Beth, Ford, Bradley, Brust, Karen, Wellington, Melanie, Hartley, Patrick G., Diekema, Daniel J., Salinas, Jorge L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.08.2023
Subjects
Aerosols
Age
Asymptomatic
Clinics
Concise Communication
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Disease control
Disease transmission
Emergency medical care
Health care
Hospitals
Immunization
Infections
Job titles
Patients
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
United States > US
Iowa
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Summary:We describe COVID-19 cases among nonphysician healthcare personnel (HCP) by work location. The proportion of HCP with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was highest in the emergency department and lowest among those working remotely. COVID-19 and non–COVID-19 units had similar proportions of HCP with COVID-19 (13%). Cases decreased across all work locations following COVID-19 vaccination.
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ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2022.148