COVID-19 infections in staff of an emergency care hospital after the first wave of the pandemic in Germany

2022/03/01 by Philipp Stüven, Stüven, Philipp, Georg Mühlenbruch +11
Medicine · Mathematics · #SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research #COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies #COVID-19 epidemiological studies

paper · doi:10.3205/dgkh000407

Abstract

Following the first COVID-19 wave, 5.3% of staff at the RMK were infected. An increase in occupational infection risk was found even after controlling for non-occupational infection risks. This should be taken into account with regard to the recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease. Methods to improve protection against nosocomial transmissions should be considered.

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