COVID-19 in Health-Care Workers: A Living Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence, Risk Factors, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes
University of Bern · Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
Abstract
Health-care workers (HCWs) are at the frontline of response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), being at a higher risk of acquiring the disease and, subsequently, exposing patients and others. Searches of 8 bibliographic databases were performed to systematically review the evidence on the prevalence, risk factors, clinical characteristics, and prognosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among HCWs. A total of 97 studies (all published in 2020) met the inclusion criteria. The estimated prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection from HCWs' samples, using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and the presence of antibodies, was 11% (95% confidence interval (CI): 7,…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 56.10
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 139
Authors
10- SASergio Alejandro Gómez‐Ochoa
University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
- OHOscar H. Franco
University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
- LZLyda Z. Rojas
University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
- PFPeter Francis Raguindin
University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
- ZMZayne Milena Roa‐Díaz
University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- myalgia
- Confidence interval
- Asymptomatic
- Health care
- Internal medicine
- Meta-analysis
- Epidemiology
- Good health and well-being