Regional variation in trajectories of healthcare worker infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

To the Editor—Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been key in the current global response against the COVID-19 epidemic; their safety can help address the clinical and public health challenges associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.1 As of late March, infections of HCWs in Italy reached a peak of ~10.0% of...

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Published in:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2020-12, Vol.41 (12), p.1472-1474
Main Authors: Bellizzi, Saverio, Panu Napodano, Catello Mario, Salaris, Paola, Pichierri, Giuseppe, Sotgiu, Giovanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - diagnosis
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 Testing - statistics & numerical data
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Female
Health care
Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Health promotion
Humans
Infections
Italy - epidemiology
Letter to the Editor
Male
Medical personnel
Nurses
Nursing
Pandemics
Prevalence
Public health
Regions
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Workers
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Summary:To the Editor—Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been key in the current global response against the COVID-19 epidemic; their safety can help address the clinical and public health challenges associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.1 As of late March, infections of HCWs in Italy reached a peak of ~10.0% of the total COVID-19 cases,2 representing a potential amplifier of the epidemic following the viral transmission within and outside the health facility environment, to HCWs, visitors, inpatients, and outpatients. [...]April 2, bulletins were also reporting the cumulative number of SARS-CoV-2–positive HCWs.3-7 Unfortunately, no data on incident infections among HCWs have been published in the most recent reports. A rapid decreasing proportion of positive HCWs might be the consequence of a rapid inflation of the total positive cases in the general population or of a strong regional response based on tailored and immediate public health interventions.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.189