Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers in a tertiary public hospital in Curitiba, Brazil

Abstract

Conducted the experiments, Acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data; Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; GG: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments; SMR: Conception and design of the study, Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; SMdA: Conception and design of the study, Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; LAP: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments; IR: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments; BMC: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments; FBM: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments; CLTD: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments; GRdAT: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments; RCRC: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments, Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; BSS: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments; LB: Collection of samples and conduction of the experiments; Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; JCdO: Conduction of the experiments, Analysis and interpretation of data, Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; DA: Conduction of the experiments, Analysis and interpretation of data, Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; DFG: Conduction of the experiments, Analysis and interpretation of data, Participated in Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; ACB: Conduction of the experiments, Analysis and interpretation of data, Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; RW: Conduction of the experiments, Analysis and interpretation of data, Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; JMA: Acquisition and organization of clinical data from medical records; RdSP: Acquisition and organization of clinical data from medical records; VJWB: Acquisition and organization of clinical data from medical records; BMMdA: Participated in writing the paper and its critical review; MBN: Conception and design of the study, Conducted the experiments, Acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data, Writing the paper and its critical, Study supervisor.

Are Healthcare Workers Infected with SARS-CoV-2 at Home or at Work? A Comparative Prevalence Study

“…Similarly, a high positivity rate was seen in non-clinical HCWs in several studies, suggesting that in-hospital transmission is not related directly to patient care [25]. Prompt and early interventions, including environmental modification (e.g., visible signs urging social distancing, virtual meetings, limiting number of personnel in staff-and dining rooms) and early detection and isolation of infected HCWs [5,18] should assist in mitigating such risks.…”

“…Hundreds of thousands have contracted the virus, and many have succumbed to the disease [1]. Estimates of the incidence and prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among HCW vary widely with major disease burden [2][3][4][5][6]. COVID-19 infection affected all sectors of the health community to different extents [7].…”