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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in healthcare workers and risk factors

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Background: Exposure of healthcare workers (HCW) to SARS-CoV-2 is a public health concern. Not only are HCWs particularly exposed to SARS-CoV-2, but their contamination can also weaken the healthcare system. Methods: We analyzed exposure of French University Hospital HCWs to SARS-CoV-2 through history of positive RT-PCR test and SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence. Potential risk factors, such as age, BMI, having children or not, working in a COVID-19 unit, or smoking were explored. Results: From May to June 2020, among the 8960 employees of the University Hospital of Nancy, a serological test was performed in 4696 HCWs. The average (SD) age was 40.4 (11.4) years, and the sample included 3926 women (83.6%). Of the 4696 HCWs, 1050 were smokers (22.4%). Among them, 2231 HCWs had a history of COVID-19 symptoms and/or flu-like syndrome (47.5%) and 238 were seropositive (5.1%). Neither gender, sex, BMI, nor having children were associated with a history of positive RT-PCR test or seropositive status. Previous work in a COVID-19 unit was associated with a history of positive RT-PCR test (p = 0.045), but not with seroprevalence (p = 0.215). As expected, history of COVID-19 clinical manifestations was more frequent in HCWs with positive serology than in HCWs with negative serology (adjusted OR = 1.9, 95%CI [1.4-2.5], p < 0.001). Less expected, smoking was associated with a reduced risk of seropositivity among HCWs (adjusted OR = 0.6, 95%CI [0.4-0.9], p = 0.019). Conclusion: HCW are patently exposed to SARS-CoV-2. Care to COVID-19 patients was not associated with a higher SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence. Smoking appears here associated to a lower seroprevalence.

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hal-04168020 , version 1 (05-10-2023)

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Stéphanie Weber, Alice Didelot, Nelly Agrinier, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Evelyne Schvoerer, et al.. SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in healthcare workers and risk factors. Infection, Disease & Health, 2022, 27 (4), pp.203-210. ⟨10.1016/j.idh.2022.05.002⟩. ⟨hal-04168020⟩
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