Staff to staff transmission as a driver of healthcare worker infections with COVID-19

CL Gordon; JA Trubiano; NE Holmes; KYL Chua; J Feldman; G Young; NL Sherry; ML Grayson; JC Kwong

Journal article

Staff to staff transmission as a driver of healthcare worker infections with COVID-19

CL Gordon, JA Trubiano, NE Holmes, KYL Chua, J Feldman, G Young, NL Sherry, ML Grayson, JC Kwong

Infection Disease and Health | ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2021.06.003

Abstract

Background: High rates of healthcare worker (HCW) infections due to COVID-19 have been attributed to several factors, including inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE), exposure to a high density of patients with COVID-19, and poor building ventilation. We investigated an increase in the number of staff COVID-19 infections at our hospital to determine the factors contributing to infection and to implement the interventions required to prevent subsequent infections. Methods: We conducted a single-centre retrospective cohort study of staff working at a tertiary referral hospital who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 between 25 January 2020 and 25 November 2020. The primary outcome was the ..

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Funding Acknowledgements

CLG (GNT 1160963), JAT (GNT 1139902) and JCK (GNT 1142613) are supported by Early Career Fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia. This study was undertaken independently of the NHMRC.