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ArticleInfectious diseases now2021

COVID-19 outpatient management: Shorter time to recovery in Healthcare workers according to an electronic daily symptoms assessment.

E Breugnon, H Thollot, A Fraissenon, F Saunier, R Labetoulle, S Pillet, F Lucht, P Berthelot, E Botelho-Nevers, A Gagneux-Brunon

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E BreugnonDepartment of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France.
H ThollotDepartment of Public health and biostatistics, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
A FraissenonDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
F SaunierDepartment of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France.
R LabetoulleDepartment of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France.
S PilletLaboratory of Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France; Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France.
F LuchtDepartment of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France; Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France; CIC-INSERM 1408, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
P BerthelotDepartment of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France; Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France; CIC-INSERM 1408, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
E Botelho-NeversDepartment of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France; Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France; CIC-INSERM 1408, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
A Gagneux-BrunonDepartment of Hygiene and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France; Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France; CIC-INSERM 1408, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesOur aim is to compare the course of the disease between healthcare workers (HCWs) and non-HCWs suffering from covid-19 and eligible for outpatient management.

methodsSingle-center prospective cohort of outpatients with covid-19, diagnosed between the 10th March and the 2nd April, 2020 with a daily collection of symptoms by an on-line auto-questionnaire.

resultsA total of 186 patients were included (median age, 41 years [interquartile range, 19-78 years]; 74.2% female), of whom 132 (71%) were HCWs. The median follow-up after symptom onset was 14 (min 4-max 24) days. HCWs were significantly younger than non-HCWs (median age 40.3 years vs. 47.2 years [P<0.005]), and 81.8% were women. Four patients (2.2%) were hospitalized including one HCW. The median time to recovery was 9 days after symptom onset (95% CI 8-11) in the global population and respectively 8 (95% CI 8-9) and 13 (95% CI 11-15) days in HCWs and in non-HCWs (P<0.005). After adjusting for age, co-morbidities, and gender, the instantaneous risk ratio for symptom absence in HCWs was 1.76 compared with non-HCWs (95% CI [1.16-2.67], P=0.037).

conclusionHCWs suffering from covid-19 had favorable outcomes and had a shorter time to recovery than non HCWs.

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Symptom AssessmentAdultAgedCohort StudiesCOVID-19FemaleHealth PersonnelHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesCovid-19Healthcare professionalsHealthcare workersOutcomesOutpatient

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PMCPMC7539789

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