SARS-CoV-2 reinfections among hospital staff in the greater Paris area

Authors :: Sylvain Gautier
Elisabeth Delarocque-Astagneau
Pierre de Truchis
Azzam Saleh-Mghir
Christine Lawrence
Djillali Annane
Elyanne Gault
Martine Domart-Rancon
Benjamin Davido
Hôpital Raymond Poincaré [AP-HP]
Infection et inflammation (2I)
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
Hôpital Ambroise Paré [AP-HP]
Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP)
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital Paul Brousse-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Saclay
HAL UVSQ, Équipe
Source :: Journal of Travel Medicine, Journal of travel medicine, Journal of travel medicine, 2021, 28 (4), ⟨10.1093/jtm/taab058⟩
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: After 1 year, among 236 hospital staff members (HSMs) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, we observed five cases of suspected reinfection in our teaching hospital in France. No probable reinfection was retained considering PCR Cycle Threshold and clinical context. Focus should concern COVID-free HSMs still not vaccinated rather than the ones previously infected.

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