SARS-CoV-2 infections amongst personnel providing home care services for older persons in Stockholm, Sweden.
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
home care services for older persons
Journal
Journal of internal medicine
ISSN: 1365-2796
Titre abrégé: J Intern Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8904841
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
revised:
18
02
2021
received:
10
12
2020
accepted:
18
02
2021
pubmed:
13
4
2021
medline:
11
8
2021
entrez:
12
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In Sweden, home care services is a major external contact for older persons. Five home care service companies in Stockholm, Sweden, enrolled 405 employees to a study including serum IgG to SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-2 virus in throat swabs. 20.1% (81/403) of employees were seropositive, about twice as many as in a simultaneously enrolled reference population (healthcare workers entirely without patient contact, n = 3671; 9.7% seropositivity). 13/379 employees (3.4%) had a current infection (PCR positivity). Amongst these, 5 were also seropositive and 3 were positive with low amounts of virus. High amounts of virus and no antibodies (a characteristic for presymptomatic COVID-19) were present in 5 employees (1.3%). Personnel providing home services for older persons appear to be a risk group for SARS-CoV-2. Likely presymptomatic employees can be readily identified by screening. Increased protection of employees and of the older persons they serve is warranted.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
In Sweden, home care services is a major external contact for older persons.
METHODS
METHODS
Five home care service companies in Stockholm, Sweden, enrolled 405 employees to a study including serum IgG to SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-2 virus in throat swabs.
RESULTS
RESULTS
20.1% (81/403) of employees were seropositive, about twice as many as in a simultaneously enrolled reference population (healthcare workers entirely without patient contact, n = 3671; 9.7% seropositivity). 13/379 employees (3.4%) had a current infection (PCR positivity). Amongst these, 5 were also seropositive and 3 were positive with low amounts of virus. High amounts of virus and no antibodies (a characteristic for presymptomatic COVID-19) were present in 5 employees (1.3%).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Personnel providing home services for older persons appear to be a risk group for SARS-CoV-2. Likely presymptomatic employees can be readily identified by screening. Increased protection of employees and of the older persons they serve is warranted.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33843090
doi: 10.1111/joim.13274
pmc: PMC8250663
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Viral
0
Immunoglobulin G
0
RNA, Viral
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
430-436Subventions
Organisme : Stockholms Läns Landsting
Organisme : County Council of Stockholm
Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Association for the Publication of the Journal of Internal Medicine.
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