Hospital staff are at high risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospital staff at the University Hospital rechts der Isar in Munich, Germany, and identify modulating factors. Overall seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-IgG in 4,554 participants was 2.4%. Staff engaged in direct patient care, including those working in COVID-19 units, had a similar probability of being seropositive as non–patient-facing staff. Increased probability of infection was observed in staff reporting interactions with SARS-CoV-2‒infected coworkers or private contacts or exposure to COVID-19 patients without appropriate personal protective equipment. Analysis of spatiotemporal trajectories identified that distinct hotspots for SARS-CoV-2‒positive staff and patients only partially overlap. Patient-facing work in a healthcare facility during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic might be safe as long as adequate personal protective equipment is used and infection prevention practices are followed inside and outside the hospital
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, antibodies, SARS-CoV-2, IgG, Coronaviruses, Healthcare workers, Seroprevalence, Germany, Strategies, Infection Control measures, university hospital employees, Munich, 【초록키워드】 Personal protective equipment, coronavirus, pandemic, cross-sectional, SARS-COV-2 infection, hospital, Infection, Hospital staff, Prevalence, Probability, Patient, Infection prevention, Factors, trajectory, staff, university, seropositive, Interaction, Contact, COVID-19 patient, Safe, high risk, Patient care, acute respiratory syndrome, overlap, participant, hotspot, healthcare facility, spatiotemporal, identify, determine, Increased, Isar, modulating, the SARS-CoV-2, 【제목키워드】 Control, university, SARS-CoV-2 IgG, measure,