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