Risk of hospitalization and death for healthcare workers with COVID-19 in nine European countries, January 2020–January 2021

L. Ferland; C. Carvalho; J. Gomes Dias; F. Lamb; C. Adlhoch; C. Suetens; J. Beauté; P. Kinross; D. Plachouras; T. Hannila-Handelberg; M. Fabiani; F. Riccardo; A. B. van Gageldonk-Lafeber; A. C. Teirlinck; J. Mossong; A. Vergison; J. Melillo; T. Melillo; P. Mook; R. Pebody; A. P. Coutinho Rehse; D. L. Monnet

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2021.10.015

Risk of hospitalization and death for healthcare workers with COVID-19 in nine European countries, January 2020–January 2021

L. Ferland, C. Carvalho^*, J. Gomes Dias, F. Lamb, C. Adlhoch, C. Suetens, J. Beauté, P. Kinross, D. Plachouras, T. Hannila-Handelberg, M. Fabiani, F. Riccardo, A. B. van Gageldonk-Lafeber, A. C. Teirlinck, J. Mossong, A. Vergison, J. Melillo, T. Melillo, P. Mook, R. PebodyA. P. Coutinho Rehse, D. L. Monnet

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Abstract

This article presents and compares coronavirus disease 2019 attack rates for infection, hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death in healthcare workers (HCWs) and non-HCWs in nine European countries from 31^st January 2020 to 13^th January 2021. Adjusted attack rate ratios in HCWs (compared with non-HCWs) were 3.0 [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.2–4.0] for infection, 1.8 (95% CI 1.2–2.7) for hospitalization, 1.9 (95% CI 1.1–3.2) for ICU admission and 0.9 (95% CI 0.4–2.0) for death. Among hospitalized cases, the case-fatality ratio was 1.8% in HCWs and 8.2% in non-HCWs. Differences may be due to better/earlier access to treatment, differential underascertainment and the healthy worker effect.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	170-174
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	119
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2021.10.015
Publication status	Published - Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

COVID-19
European Union/European Economic Area
Healthcare workers
Mortality
Public health surveillance

UN SDGs

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Ferland, L., Carvalho, C., Gomes Dias, J., Lamb, F., Adlhoch, C., Suetens, C., Beauté, J., Kinross, P., Plachouras, D., Hannila-Handelberg, T., Fabiani, M., Riccardo, F., van Gageldonk-Lafeber, A. B., Teirlinck, A. C., Mossong, J., Vergison, A., Melillo, J., Melillo, T., Mook, P., ... Monnet, D. L. (2022). Risk of hospitalization and death for healthcare workers with COVID-19 in nine European countries, January 2020–January 2021. Journal of Hospital Infection, 119, 170-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2021.10.015

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Risk of hospitalization and death for healthcare workers with COVID-19 in nine European countries, January 2020–January 2021

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