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Platten, Martin, Cranen, Rita, Peters, Claudia, Wisplinghoff, Hilmar, Nienhaus, Albert, Bach, Alexander Daniel and Michels, Guido (2021). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in employees of a general hospital in Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany. Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr., 146 (5). S. E30 - 9. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1439-4413

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Abstract

Background We assessed the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the staff of a general hospital in North-Rhine-Westphalia in a cross-sectional study. Method Employees (n = 1363) were offered a nasopharyngeal swab and serology for SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, employees completed a questionnaire about preexisting conditions, contacts with SARS-CoV- 2-positive individuals and COVID-19-specific symptoms. Results 1212 employees participated. 19 of 1363 (1.4 %) employees tested positive by PCR (3 within and 16 before the study). 40 (3.3 %) and 105 (8.6 %) had IgG and IgA, respectively, 32 (2.6 %) both IgG and IgA. Overall, 47 employees tested positive. In this group, most frequently reported symptoms were headache ( 56 %), fatigue (49 %), sore throat (49 %), and cough (46 %); fever was reported by 33 %. SARS-CoV-2-positive employees reported more frequently contact with COVID-19 cases (60.5 % vs. 37.3 %, p = 0.006). Employees testing positive only for IgA reported less symptoms. Conclusion Between 27.04. and 20.05.2020, 3.9 % of the employees working in a general hospital were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. This proportion was lower than expected; possible explanations are the low level of endemic infection and the extensive, uniform in-house preventative measures.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Platten, Martin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cranen, Rita UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Peters, Claudia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wisplinghoff, Hilmar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Nienhaus, Albert UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bach, Alexander Daniel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Michels, Guido UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-592127
DOI:	10.1055/a-1322-5355
Journal or Publication Title:	Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr.
Volume:	146
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. E30 - 9
Date:	2021
Publisher:	GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	1439-4413
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SPECIMENS Multiple languages Medicine, General & Internal Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/59212