SARS-CoV-2 e transmissão no trabalho: Resultados de uma coorte prospectiva com profissionais aeroportuários, 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly around the globe. Even though multiple strategies are available for controlling infectious respiratory diseases, the current approach for managing this pandemic is the prevention of person-to-person transmission. Despite the quarant...

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Autores:: Malagón-Rojas, Jeadran N.
Mercado, Marcela M.
Gómez-Rendón, Claudia P.

Tipo de recurso:: Article of journal

Fecha de publicación:: 2021

Institución:: Universidad El Bosque

Repositorio:: Repositorio U. El Bosque

Idioma:: eng
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Summary:	The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly around the globe. Even though multiple strategies are available for controlling infectious respiratory diseases, the current approach for managing this pandemic is the prevention of person-to-person transmission. Despite the quarantine strategy, some work positions must remain active, such as airport personnel. Objectives: To identify risk factors for COVID-19 transmission among workers at the El Dorado, Luis Carlos Galán Airport from March to July 2020. Methods: This is a prospective cohort study with workers of the El Dorado International Airport, in Bogotá, Colombia. A sociodemographic questionnaire was for searching for symptoms associated with COVID-19 and other risk factors. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected for determining the presence of COVID-19. In order to identify seroconversion, we used an automated chemiluminescent immunoassay for anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG antibodies. Patients with positive results were followed-up for 21 days. Results: We observed an incidence of infection of 7.9%; most cases were asymptomatic. The main risk factor associated with infection was the duration of daily commute (relative risk 1.02 [95% confidence interval, 1.002–1.041]). Conclusions: We observed asymptomatic infection by COVID-19 among airport workers. Future research should contribute with knowledge for developing strategies that guarantee the protection of airport workers.

SARS-CoV-2 e transmissão no trabalho: Resultados de uma coorte prospectiva com profissionais aeroportuários, 2020

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