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Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021

Research

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Seropositivity among Healthcare Personnel in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Rhode Island, USA, July–August 2020

Lara J. AkinbamiComments to Author , Philip A. Chan, Nga Vuong, Samira Sami, Dawn Lewis, Philip E. Sheridan, Susan L. Lukacs, Lisa Mackey, Lisa A. Grohskopf, Anita Patel, and Lyle R. Petersen
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA (L. Akinbami, S.L. Lukacs); US Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland, USA (L. Akinbami, S.L. Lukacs, L.A. Grohskopf); Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (P.A. Chan, D. Lewis, P.E. Sheridan); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (N. Vuong, L. Mackey, L.R. Petersen); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S. Sami, L.A. Grohskopf, A. Patel)

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Table 4

SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among hospital and nursing home personnel, by frequency of conducting aerosol-generating procedures frequency and use of PPE, Rhode Island, USA, July–August 2020*

Characteristic Hospital
 Nursing home
No. Seropositive, no. Seropositive, % (95% CI) No. Seropositive, no. Seropositive, % (95% CI)
Aerosol-generating procedure frequency
0 times per shift per week 4,121 108 2.6 (2.2–3.2) 858 93 10.8 (8.8–13.1)
1–5 times 1,679 62 3.7 (2.8–4.7) 114 25 21.9 (14.7–30.7)
6–10 times 380 22 5.8 (3.7–8.6) 36 7 19.4 (8.2–36.0)
11–25 times 277 11 4.0 (2.0–7.0) 23 4 17.4 (5.0–38.8)
>25 times 366 19 5.2 (3.2–8.0) 41 12 29.3 (16.1–45.5)
NA
 1,546
 34
 2.2 (1.5–3.1)
422
 55
 13.0 (10.0–16.6)
PPE use
Never use PPE 2,939 64 2.2 (1.7–2.8) 322 19 5.9 (3.6–9.1)
Used PPE and reported frequency of needing complete PPE
Daily 1,809 66 3.7 (2.8–4.6) 632 125 19.8 (16.7–23.1)
Few times a week 1,860 75 4.0 (3.2–5.0) 332 42 12.7 (9.3–16.7)
Less than once a week
 1,761
 51
 2.9 (2.2–3.8)
208
 10
 4.8 (2.3–8.7)
Use of PPE shortage protocol
No shortage 511 25 4.9 (3.2–7.1) 238 28 11.8 (8.0–16.6)
Reuse 934 21 2.3 (1.4–3.4) 186 21 11.3 (7.1–16.7)
Extended use 1,341 42 3.1 (2.3–4.2) 253 45 17.8 (13.3–23.1)
Extended and reuse
 2,644
 104
 3.9 (3.2–4.8)
495
 83
 16.8 (13.6–20.4)
Donning/doffing training in past year
Yes 5,140 184 3.6 (3.1–4.1) 1,135 170 15.0 (13.0–17.2)
No 199 5 2.5 (0.8–5.8) 15 3 20.0 (4.3–48.1)
Don't know 91 3 3.3 (0.7–9.3) 22 4 18.2 (5.2–40.3)

*Significant linear trend of seropositivity with rising frequency of aerosol-generating procedures and decreasing frequency of needing complete PPE for hospital and nursing home settings (p<0.001 for all). NA, not applicable; PPE, personal protective equipment; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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