SARS-CoV-2 blant ansatte i helse- og omsorgstjenesten

Molvik, Mari; Danielsen, Anders Skyrud; Grøsland, Mari; Telle, Kjetil; Kacelnik, Oliver; Eriksen-Volle, Hanne Merete

doi:10.4045/tidsskr.20.1048

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“…Future research should further detail the association between type of health/medical occupation and infection risk in different time periods when different infection control measures were implemented i.e. to distinguish between occupations in specialist and primary care or nursing and elderly homes [ 17 ].…”

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Occupational risk of COVID-19 in the first versus second epidemic wave in Norway, 2020

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Background The occupational risk of COVID-19 may be different in the first versus second epidemic wave. Aim To study whether employees in occupations that typically entail close contact with others were at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related hospitalisation during the first and second epidemic wave before and after 18 July 2020, in Norway. Methods We included individuals in occupations working with patients, children, students, or customers using Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) codes. We compared residents (3,559,694 on 1 January 2020) in such occupations aged 20–70 years (mean: 44.1; standard deviation: 14.3 years; 51% men) to age-matched individuals in other professions using logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, birth country and marital status. Results Nurses, physicians, dentists and physiotherapists had 2–3.5 times the odds of COVID-19 during the first wave when compared with others of working age. In the second wave, bartenders, waiters, food counter attendants, transport conductors, travel stewards, childcare workers, preschool and primary school teachers had ca 1.25–2 times the odds of infection. Bus, tram and taxi drivers had an increased odds of infection in both waves (odds ratio: 1.2–2.1). Occupation was of limited relevance for the odds of severe infection, here studied as hospitalisation with the disease. Conclusion Our findings from the entire Norwegian population may be of relevance to national and regional authorities in handling the epidemic. Also, we provide a knowledge foundation for more targeted future studies of lockdowns and disease control measures.

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Occupational risk of COVID-19 in the first versus second epidemic wave in Norway, 2020

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“…The COVID-19 incidence rate has been high in many groups of HCWs, also compared with the general population. [1][2][3][4] Infection rates, however, have been higher among some nonclinical staff (eg, cleaning staff) than nurses and physicians, 2,5 suggesting that clinical interaction with COVID-19 patients may not be the most important determinant of infection in HCWs.…”

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Transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) between hospital workers and members of their household: Nationwide, registry-based, cohort study from Norway

Elgersma

Telle

Elstrøm

et al. 2022

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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Background: Understanding and limiting infection in healthcare workers (HCWs) and subsequent transmission to their families is always important and has been underscored during the COVID-19 pandemic. Except in specific and local settings, little is known about the extent of such transmissions at the national level. Objective: To describe SARS-CoV-2 infection in HCWs and to estimate the risk of HCWs transmitting COVID-19 to their household members, including calculating the secondary attack rate to household members and estimating the risk for hospital workers to contract COVID-19 at home. Methods: Using individual-level data on all HCWs employed in Norwegian hospitals and their household members, we identified (1) the number of HCWs who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 between August 2020 and September 2021 and the proportion of those who were index cases in their own household and (2) the number of HCWs who were secondary cases in their own households. Results: During this period, ∼3,005 (2,6%) hospital workers acquired COVID-19. Almost half of all hospital workers with confirmed COVID-19 were likely index cases in their own households. When the index case in a family was an HCW, the secondary attack rate was 24.8%. At least 17.8% of all confirmed COVID-19 cases among hospital workers were acquired in the household. Conclusions: Our results suggest not only that many HCWs are infected with SARS-CoV-2 in their households but also that infected HCWs constitute a serious infection risk to members of the HCW’s household.

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“…This systematic review included 73 935 participants (54 585 dentists and 19 350 dental assistants/technicians) from 14 countries. Four studies were performed in Asia, [29][30][31][32] eight in Europe, [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] three in South America [40][41][42] and two in North America. [43][44][45] The mean age of participants ranged from 38 to 46 years, and the number of females ranged from 58% to 89%.…”

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“…All articles provided reasonably clear descriptions of the participants, study design and settings. Regarding the testing phase, the evaluated period ranged from February to December (2020), [29][30][31][32][33][34][35]37,38,[40][41][42][43]45 from January to April (2021) 39,44 and from May (2020) to January (2021). 36 Furthermore, all of them reported SARS-CoV-2 infection among OHCWs through accurate tests for the virus detection as RT-PCR or the presence of antibodies, such as IgM (2019-nCoV IgM) and IgG (2019-nCoV IgG).…”

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Prevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection among oral health care workers worldwide: A meta‐analysis

Bitencourt

Lia

Pauletto

et al. 2022

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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ObjectivesThis systematic review aimed to answer the following question ‘What are the worldwide prevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and associated factors among oral health‐care workers (OHCWs) before vaccination?’MethodsSeven databases and registers as well as three grey databases were searched for observational studies in the field. Paired reviewers independently screened studies, extracted data and assessed the methodological quality. Overall seroprevalence for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection was analysed using a random‐effect model subgrouped by professional category. Meta‐regression was used to explore whether the Human Development Index (HDI) influenced the heterogeneity of results. The associated factors were narratively evaluated, and the certainty of the evidence was assessed using the GRADE approach.ResultsSeventeen studies were included (five cohorts and twelve cross‐sectional studies), summing 73 935 participants (54 585 dentists and 19 350 dental assistants/technicians) from 14 countries. The overall estimated pooled prevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection among OHCWs was 9.3% (95% CI, 5.0%–14.7%; I2 = 100%, p < .01), being 9.5% for dentists (95% CI, 5.1%–15.0%; I2 = 100%, p < .01) and 11.6% for dental assistants/technicians (95% CI, 1.6%–27.4%; I2 = 99.0%, p < .01). In the meta‐regression, countries with lower HDI showed higher prevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (p = .002). Age, comorbidities, gender, ethnicity, occupation, smoking, living in areas of greater deprivation, job role and location/municipalities, income and protective measures in dental settings were associated with positive serological SARS‐CoV‐2 test, with very low certainty of evidence.ConclusionsThe SARS‐CoV‐2 virus infected 9.3% of the OHCWs evaluated worldwide before vaccination. OHCWs should be included in policy considerations, continued research, monitoring and surveillance (PROSPERO CRD42021246520).

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SARS-CoV-2 blant ansatte i helse- og omsorgstjenesten

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Occupational risk of COVID-19 in the first versus second epidemic wave in Norway, 2020

Occupational risk of COVID-19 in the first versus second epidemic wave in Norway, 2020

Transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) between hospital workers and members of their household: Nationwide, registry-based, cohort study from Norway

Prevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection among oral health care workers worldwide: A meta‐analysis

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