Sources of exposure identified through structured interviews of healthcare workers who test positive for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): A prospective analysis at two teaching hospitals. Issue 1 (15th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rhee, Chanu; Baker, Meghan A.; Tucker, Robert; Griesbach, Diane; McDonald, Dinah; Williams, Sarah A.; Fiumara, Karen; Resnick, Andrew; Klompas, Michael
• Other Names: collab.
• Is Part Of: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology. Volume 1:Issue 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-12-15
• Subjects: Anti-infective agents -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.243
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2732-494X

Abstract

Abstract: We interviewed 1, 208 healthcare workers with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests between October 2020 and June 2021 to determine likely exposure sources. Overall, 689 (57.0%) had community exposures (479 from household members), 76 (6.3%) had hospital exposures (64 from other employees including 49 despite masking), 11 (0.9%) had community and hospital exposures, and 432 (35.8%) had no identifiable source of exposure.