Comprehensive investigation of an in-hospital transmission cluster of a symptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive physician among patients and healthcare workers in Germany.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 41(10): 1209-1211, 2020 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1387076
ABSTRACT
We investigated potential transmissions of a symptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive physician in a tertiary-care hospital who worked for 15 cumulative hours without wearing a face mask. No in-hospital transmissions occurred, despite 254 contacts among patients and healthcare workers. In conclusion, exposed hospital staff continued work, accompanied by close clinical and virologic monitoring.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Nursing
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Epidemiology
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Hospitals
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
ICE.2020.268
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