Open AccessRisk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity Among US Health Care Personnel
Author(s) -
Jesse T. Jacob,
Julia M. Baker,
Scott K. Fridkin,
Benjamin A. Lopman,
James P. Steinberg,
Robert H. Christenson,
Brent R. King,
Surbhi Leekha,
Lyndsay M. O’Hara,
Peter Rock,
Gregory Schrank,
Mary K. Hayden,
Bala Hota,
Michael Y. Lin,
Brian Stein,
Patrizio Caturegli,
Aaron M. Milstone,
Clare Rock,
Annie Voskertchian,
Sujan Reddy,
Anthony D. Harris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1283
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , health care , environmental health , medical emergency , emergency medicine , virology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , law
Key Points Question What risk factors are associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seropositivity among health care personnel (HCP) inside and outside the workplace? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 24 749 HCP in 3 US states, contact with an individual with known coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposure outside the workplace was the strongest risk factor associated with SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity, along with living in a zip code with higher COVID-19 incidence. None of the assessed workplace factors were associated with seropositivity. Meaning In this study, most risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among HCP were outside the workplace, suggesting that current infection prevention strategies in health care are effective in preventing patient-to-HCP transmission in the workplace.
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