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Transmission of COVID-19 among healthcare workers : an epidemiological study during the first phase of the pandemic in Sweden
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- Mathabire Rücker, Sekai Chenai (author)
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Falun Hospital, Sweden; Center for Clinical Research Dalarna - Uppsala university, Falun, Sweden,Falun Cent Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, Falu Lasarett, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden.;Uppsala Univ, Ctr Clin Res Dalarna, Nissers Vag 3, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden.
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- Gustavsson, Catharina, 1961- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Allmänmedicin och preventivmedicin,Centrum för klinisk forskning Dalarna,Livsstil och rehabilitering vid långvarig sjukdom
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- Rücker, Fredrik (author)
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Falun Hospital, Sweden; Center for Clinical Research Dalarna - Uppsala university, Falun, Sweden,Falun Cent Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, Falu Lasarett, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden.;Uppsala Univ, Ctr Clin Res Dalarna, Nissers Vag 3, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden.
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- Lindblom, Anders (author)
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Falun Hospital, Sweden; Center for Clinical Research Dalarna - Uppsala university, Falun, Sweden; Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Infection Control Dalarna, Falun Hospital, Sweden,Falun Cent Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, Falu Lasarett, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden.;Uppsala Univ, Ctr Clin Res Dalarna, Nissers Vag 3, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden.;Uppsala Univ, Akad Sjukhuset, Dept Med Sci, Infect Dis Unit, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden.;Falun Cent Hosp, Dept Infect Control Dalarna, Falu Lasarett, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden.
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- Hårdstedt, Maria, 1971- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Örebro universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper,Center for Clinical Research Dalarna - Uppsala university, Falun, Sweden; Vansbro Primary Health Care Center, Vansbro, Sweden,Klinisk immunologi,Centrum för klinisk forskning Dalarna,Örebro Univ, Sch Med Sci, Fac Med & Hlth, SE-70182 Örebro, Sweden.;Vansbro Primary Hlth Care Ctr, Moravagen 27, SE-78633 Vansbro, Sweden.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Falun Hospital, Sweden; Center for Clinical Research Dalarna - Uppsala university, Falun, Sweden Falun Cent Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, Falu Lasarett, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden;Uppsala Univ, Ctr Clin Res Dalarna, Nissers Vag 3, SE-79182 Falun, Sweden. (creator_code:org_t)
- Cambridge University Press, 2022
- 2022
- English.
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In: Epidemiology and Infection. - : Cambridge University Press. - 0950-2688 .- 1469-4409. ; 150
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- During the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, concerns were raised that healthcare workers (HCWs) were at high risk of infection. The aim of this study was to explore transmission of COVID-19 among HCWs during a staff outbreak at an inpatient ward in Sweden 1 March to 31 May 2020. A mixed methods approach was applied using several data sources. In total, 152 of 176 HCWs participated. The incidence of COVID-19 among HCWs was 33%. Among cases, 48 (96%) performed activities involving direct contact with COVID-19 patients. Contact tracing connected 78% of cases to interaction with another contagious co-worker. Only a few HCWs cases reported contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case at home (n=6; 12%) or in the community (n=3; 6%). Multiple logistic regression identified direct care of COVID-19 patients and positive COVID-19 family contact as risk factors for infection (adjusted OR 8.4 and 9.0 respectively). Main interventions to stop the outbreak were physical distancing between HCWs, reinforcement of personal hygiene routines and rigorous surface cleaning. The personal protective equipment used in contact with patients was not changed in response to the outbreak. We highlight HCW-to-HCW transmission of COVID-19 in a hospital environment and the importance of preventing droplet and contact transmission between co-workers.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- COVID-19
- health care workers
- infection prevention and control
- personal protective equipment
- Sweden
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