key: cord-0683562-rrrygyjd
authors: Gagneux-Brunon, Amandine; Pelissier, Carole; Gagnaire, Julie; Pillet, Sylvie; Pozzetto, Bruno.; Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth; Berthelot, Philippe
title: SARS-CoV-2 infection: Advocacy for training and social distancing in healthcare settings
date: 2020-08-08
journal: J Hosp Infect
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.08.001
sha: e885185d81c417bca9242cdd1c0d9ae0a6ca8836
doc_id: 683562
cord_uid: rrrygyjd

We report the observed SARS-Cov-2 infection rate in healthcare workers (HCWs) according to the ward dedicated or not to care of COVID-19 patients. This rate was significantly higher among HCWs working in units not dedicated to COVID-19 patients (OR=2.3, P=0.005), illustrating the need for strengthening social distancing measures and training.

Abstract: 1 We report the observed SARS-Cov-2 infection rate in healthcare workers (HCWs) according 2 to the ward dedicated or not to care of COVID-19 patients. This rate was significantly higher 3 among HCWs working in units not dedicated to COVID-19 patients (OR=2.3, P=0.005), 4 illustrating the need for strengthening social distancing measures and training. Table I . Using Chi2 for trend, the 28 observed rate of infected HCWs was significantly higher among HCWs working in type 3 29 wards compared to HCWs working in types 1 or 2 wards. The density incidence for 1000 30 J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f HCW-days was 1.1, 1.0 and 2.5 in types 1, 2 and 3 wards, respectively. To rule out an impact 31 of the workload on the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections, we calculated a density 32 incidence reported to 1000 patient-days; this incidence was 2.1 in type 1 wards and 2.5 in type 33 3 wards; this incidence was not calculable in type 2 wards, as the data were not available from 34 the emergency department, which included a ward for short-term hospitalizations.

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