Effective control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between healthcare workers during a period of diminished community prevalence of COVID-19

© 2020, Jones et al..

Previously, we showed that 3% (31/1032)of asymptomatic healthcare workers (HCWs) from a large teaching hospital in Cambridge, UK, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in April 2020. About 15% (26/169) HCWs with symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) also tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (Rivett et al., 2020). Here, we show that the proportion of both asymptomatic and symptomatic HCWs testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 rapidly declined to near-zero between 25th April and 24th May 2020, corresponding to a decline in patient admissions with COVID-19 during the ongoing UK 'lockdown'. These data demonstrate how infection prevention and control measures including staff testing may help prevent hospitals from becoming independent 'hubs' of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and illustrate how, with appropriate precautions, organizations in other sectors may be able to resume on-site work safely.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

eLife - 9(2020) vom: 19. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jones, Nick K [VerfasserIn]
Rivett, Lucy [VerfasserIn]
Sparkes, Dominic [VerfasserIn]
Forrest, Sally [VerfasserIn]
Sridhar, Sushmita [VerfasserIn]
Young, Jamie [VerfasserIn]
Pereira-Dias, Joana [VerfasserIn]
Cormie, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Gill, Harmeet [VerfasserIn]
Reynolds, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Wantoch, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Routledge, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Warne, Ben [VerfasserIn]
Levy, Jack [VerfasserIn]
Córdova Jiménez, William David [VerfasserIn]
Samad, Fathima Nisha Begum [VerfasserIn]
McNicholas, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Ferris, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Gray, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Gill, Michael [VerfasserIn]
CITIID-NIHR COVID-19 BioResource Collaboration [VerfasserIn]
Curran, Martin D [VerfasserIn]
Fuller, Stewart [VerfasserIn]
Chaudhry, Afzal [VerfasserIn]
Shaw, Ashley [VerfasserIn]
Bradley, John R [VerfasserIn]
Hannon, Gregory J [VerfasserIn]
Goodfellow, Ian G [VerfasserIn]
Dougan, Gordon [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Kenneth Gc [VerfasserIn]
Lehner, Paul J [VerfasserIn]
Wright, Giles [VerfasserIn]
Matheson, Nicholas J [VerfasserIn]
Baker, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
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Lyons, Paul A [Sonstige Person]
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Torok, M Estee [Sonstige Person]
Toshner, Mark [Sonstige Person]
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Rivett, Lucy [Sonstige Person]
Routledge, Matthew [Sonstige Person]
Sparkes, Dominic [Sonstige Person]
Warne, Ben [Sonstige Person]
Cormie, Claire [Sonstige Person]
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Gill, Harmeet [Sonstige Person]
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Themen:

COVID-19
Emerging pathogens
Epidemiology
Global health
Human
Human biology
Infectious disease
Journal Article
Medicine
Occupational health
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Virology

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.07.2020

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7554/eLife.59391

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311373259