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Scand J Public Health
. 2021 Jun 19;14034948211022434.
doi: 10.1177/14034948211022434. Online ahead of print.
Risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure among hospital healthcare workers in relation to patient contact and type of care
Susanna Klevebro[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Fuad Bahram[SUP] 3 [/SUP], K Miriam Elfström[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ulrika Hellberg[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Sophia Hober[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Simon Kebede Merid[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Inger Kull[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Peter Nilsson[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Per Tornvall[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gang Wang[SUP] 1 6 [/SUP], Kalle Conneryd Lundgren[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sari Ponzer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Joakim Dillner[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Erik Melén[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Aim: We aimed to assess prevalence of IgG antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and factors associated with seropositivity in a large cohort of healthcare workers (HCWs).
Methods: From 11 May until 11 June 2020, 3981 HCWs at a large Swedish emergency care hospital provided serum samples and questionnaire data. Presence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 was measured as an indicator of SARS-CoV-2 exposure.
Results: The total seroprevalence was 18% and increased during the study period. Among the seropositive HCWs, 11% had been entirely asymptomatic. Participants who worked with COVID-19 patients had higher odds for seropositivity: adjusted odds ratio 1.96 (95% confidence intervals 1.59-2.42). HCWs from three of the departments managing COVID-19 patients had significantly higher seroprevalences, whereas the prevalence among HCWs from the intensive care unit (also managing COVID-19 patients) was significantly lower.
Conclusions: HCWs in contact with SARS-CoV-2 infected patients had a variable, but on average higher, likelihood for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Keywords: Antibodies; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; health personnel; healthcare workers; seroepidemiologic studies; seroprevalence.
. 2021 Jun 19;14034948211022434.
doi: 10.1177/14034948211022434. Online ahead of print.
Risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure among hospital healthcare workers in relation to patient contact and type of care
Susanna Klevebro[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Fuad Bahram[SUP] 3 [/SUP], K Miriam Elfström[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ulrika Hellberg[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Sophia Hober[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Simon Kebede Merid[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Inger Kull[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Peter Nilsson[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Per Tornvall[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gang Wang[SUP] 1 6 [/SUP], Kalle Conneryd Lundgren[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sari Ponzer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Joakim Dillner[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Erik Melén[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34148454
- DOI: 10.1177/14034948211022434
Abstract
Aim: We aimed to assess prevalence of IgG antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and factors associated with seropositivity in a large cohort of healthcare workers (HCWs).
Methods: From 11 May until 11 June 2020, 3981 HCWs at a large Swedish emergency care hospital provided serum samples and questionnaire data. Presence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 was measured as an indicator of SARS-CoV-2 exposure.
Results: The total seroprevalence was 18% and increased during the study period. Among the seropositive HCWs, 11% had been entirely asymptomatic. Participants who worked with COVID-19 patients had higher odds for seropositivity: adjusted odds ratio 1.96 (95% confidence intervals 1.59-2.42). HCWs from three of the departments managing COVID-19 patients had significantly higher seroprevalences, whereas the prevalence among HCWs from the intensive care unit (also managing COVID-19 patients) was significantly lower.
Conclusions: HCWs in contact with SARS-CoV-2 infected patients had a variable, but on average higher, likelihood for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Keywords: Antibodies; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; health personnel; healthcare workers; seroepidemiologic studies; seroprevalence.