TY - JOUR T1 - COVID-19 in health care workers in a university hospital during the quarantine in São Paulo city JO - The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases T2 - AU - Faíco-Filho,Klinger Soares AU - Carvalho,Joseane Mayara Almeida AU - Conte,Danielle Dias AU - de Souza Luna,Luciano Kleber AU - Bellei,Nancy SN - 14138670 M3 - 10.1016/j.bjid.2020.08.003 DO - 10.1016/j.bjid.2020.08.003 UR - https://bjid.org.br/en-covid-19-in-health-care-workers-articulo-S1413867020301185 AB - Health care workers (HCW) are at a higher risk of being infected in their workplace. Out of a total of 466 HCW of Hospital São Paulo with influenza-like illnesses or any clinical suspicion of COVID-19 were tested for COVID-19 by RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 169 (36%) turned out positive and were analyzed by type of exposure and hospital occupation. Data of HCW household locations were also obtained. Logistic workers had the highest positivity rate for SARS-CoV-2 (p = 0.002), while nurse technicians had the highest rate among those reporting routine contacts with patients (p = 0.001). Physicians presented the lowest rate of infection, although living in most affected districts (p < 0.001). Policies and adequate training for all hospital employees may improve prevention of COVID-19 among all health care service categories. ER -