Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Community Hospital

JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Dec 1;180(12):1707-1709. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4214.

Authors

Allen Jeremias¹, James Nguyen¹, Joseph Levine¹, Simcha Pollack², William Engellenner³, Avni Thakore¹, Charles Lucore¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, St Francis Hospital, The Heart Center, Roslyn, New York.
² Department of Biostatistics, St Francis Hospital, The Heart Center, Roslyn, New York.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine, St Francis Hospital, The Heart Center, Roslyn, New York.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses the rate of COVID-19 infection among health care workers in a large community hospital.

MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing* / methods
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing* / statistics & numerical data
COVID-19 Serological Testing* / methods
COVID-19 Serological Testing* / statistics & numerical data
COVID-19* / diagnosis
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control
Female
Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infection Control / organization & administration
Male
New York / epidemiology
Personal Protective Equipment / statistics & numerical data
Personal Protective Equipment / supply & distribution
Prevalence
Professional Impairment / statistics & numerical data*
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
Tertiary Care Centers / statistics & numerical data