Role of diabetes mellitus in the clinical course and outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients.

Purpose: Our aim was to study patients with diabetes mellitus and SARS-CoV-2-infection diagnosed during the first pandemic wave in Greece.

Methods: Cases were retrieved from the national database of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Results: We studied 2624 SARS-CoV-2 infected cases, including 157 with diabetes.

Costs associated with COVID-19 in healthcare personnel in Greece: a cost-of-illness analysis.

Background: Healthcare personnel (HCP) are at increased risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the aetiological agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Aim: To estimate the costs related to SARS-CoV-2 exposure and infection among HCP in Greece.

Methods: Data were retrieved from the national database of SARS-CoV-2 infections and from the database of HCP exposed to patients with COVID-19.

Hospital factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare personnel in Greece.

Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been recognized as a high-risk group for infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study estimated their risk of infection based on hospital characteristics. Factors significantly associated with increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection were: working in a non-referral hospital compared with a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) referral hospital, working in a hospital with a high number of employees, and working in a hospital with an increased number of patients with COVID-19.

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Healthcare Personnel With High-risk Occupational Exposure: Evaluation of 7-Day Exclusion From Work Policy.

Background: As of late February 2020, Greece has been experiencing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. Healthcare personnel (HCP) were disproportionately affected, accounting for ~10% of notified cases. Exclusion from work for 7 days was recommended for HCP with high-risk occupational exposure.