The risk of cytomegalovirus infection in daycare workers:
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The risk of cytomegalovirus infection in daycare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. / Romero Starke, Karla; Kofahl, Marlen; Freiberg, Alice; Schubert, Melanie; Groß, Mascha Luisa; Schmauder, Stefanie; Hegewald, Janice; Kämpf, Daniel; Stranzinger, Johanna; Nienhaus, Albert; Seidler, Andreas.
in: INT ARCH OCC ENV HEA, Jahrgang 93, Nr. 1, 01.2020, S. 11-28.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Review › Forschung
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T1 - The risk of cytomegalovirus infection in daycare workers:
T2 - a systematic review and meta-analysis
AU - Romero Starke, Karla
AU - Kofahl, Marlen
AU - Freiberg, Alice
AU - Schubert, Melanie
AU - Groß, Mascha Luisa
AU - Schmauder, Stefanie
AU - Hegewald, Janice
AU - Kämpf, Daniel
AU - Stranzinger, Johanna
AU - Nienhaus, Albert
AU - Seidler, Andreas
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - PURPOSE: The primary aim of this review was to summarize the evidence on the relationship between being a daycare worker working with children and the possible increased risk of cytomegalovirus infection.METHODS: We searched the Medline and Embase databases using search strings defined according to the population, exposure, comparison, and outcomes (PECO) applicable to our research questions in order to find studies published since 2000. Two independent reviewers evaluated the search hits using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. A manual search was performed to identify additional relevant literature. We extracted the resulting studies and assessed them in eight domains of bias. The pooled CMV seroprevalence for daycare workers compared to the general population was calculated.RESULTS: After evaluating the 6879 records, six methodologically adequate studies were identified: five cross-sectional studies and one cohort study. The pooled seroprevalence of daycare workers was 59.3% (95% CI 47.6-70.9). The four studies investigating risk of infection indicated an increased seroprevalence for daycare workers compared to a reference population (prevalence ratio, PR = 1.54, 95% CI 1.33-1.77). No study evaluated CMV seroconversions for daycare workers.CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest a higher CMV seroprevalence for daycare workers compared to the general population. Notwithstanding the need for longitudinal and intervention studies, preventative efforts are needed. A pooled PR of 1.54 is compatible with a doubled seroconversion risk corresponding to a vocational probability of 50% if the substantial underestimation of the actual occupational seroconversion risk by prevalence-based estimators is considered.
AB - PURPOSE: The primary aim of this review was to summarize the evidence on the relationship between being a daycare worker working with children and the possible increased risk of cytomegalovirus infection.METHODS: We searched the Medline and Embase databases using search strings defined according to the population, exposure, comparison, and outcomes (PECO) applicable to our research questions in order to find studies published since 2000. Two independent reviewers evaluated the search hits using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. A manual search was performed to identify additional relevant literature. We extracted the resulting studies and assessed them in eight domains of bias. The pooled CMV seroprevalence for daycare workers compared to the general population was calculated.RESULTS: After evaluating the 6879 records, six methodologically adequate studies were identified: five cross-sectional studies and one cohort study. The pooled seroprevalence of daycare workers was 59.3% (95% CI 47.6-70.9). The four studies investigating risk of infection indicated an increased seroprevalence for daycare workers compared to a reference population (prevalence ratio, PR = 1.54, 95% CI 1.33-1.77). No study evaluated CMV seroconversions for daycare workers.CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest a higher CMV seroprevalence for daycare workers compared to the general population. Notwithstanding the need for longitudinal and intervention studies, preventative efforts are needed. A pooled PR of 1.54 is compatible with a doubled seroconversion risk corresponding to a vocational probability of 50% if the substantial underestimation of the actual occupational seroconversion risk by prevalence-based estimators is considered.
KW - Adult
KW - Child Day Care Centers
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Cytomegalovirus
KW - Cytomegalovirus Infections/epidemiology
KW - Humans
KW - Occupational Exposure/adverse effects
KW - Prevalence
KW - School Teachers
KW - Seroepidemiologic Studies
U2 - 10.1007/s00420-019-01464-x
DO - 10.1007/s00420-019-01464-x
M3 - SCORING: Review article
C2 - 31359142
VL - 93
SP - 11
EP - 28
JO - INT ARCH OCC ENV HEA
JF - INT ARCH OCC ENV HEA
SN - 0340-0131
IS - 1
ER -