Transmission Routes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Healthcare Workers of a French University Hospital in Paris, France. (2nd February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Contejean, Adrien; Leporrier, Jérémie; Canouï, Etienne; Fourgeaud, Jacques; Mariaggi, Alice-Andrée; Alby-Laurent, Fanny; Lafont, Emmanuel; Beaudeau, Lauren; Rouzaud, Claire; Lecieux, Fabienne; Greffet, Agnès; L'Honneur, Anne-Sophie; Tréluyer, Jean-Marc; Lanternier, Fanny; Casetta, Anne; Frange, Pierre; Leruez-Ville, Marianne; Rozenberg, Flore; Lortholary, Olivier; Kernéis, Solen
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 8:Number 3(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-02-02
• Subjects: case-control study -- COVID-19 -- determinants -- healthcare workers -- SARS-CoV-2; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab054
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: In this case-control study on 564 healthcare workers of a university hospital in Paris (France), contacts without protection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients or with colleagues were associated with infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, whereas working in a COVID-dedicated unit and having children kept in childcare facilities were not.