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Comprehensive investigation of an in-hospital transmission cluster of a symptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive physician among patients and healthcare workers in Germany.
Wendt, Ralph; Nagel, Stephan; Nickel, Olaf; Wolf, Johannes; Kalbitz, Sven; Kaiser, Thorsten; Borte, Stephan; Lübbert, Christoph.
  • Wendt R; Department of Infectious Diseases/Tropical Medicine, Nephrology, and Rheumatology, Hospital St Georg, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Nagel S; Department of Pneumology, Robert-Koch-Klinik, Hospital St Georg, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Nickel O; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Microbiology, Hospital St Georg, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Wolf J; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Microbiology, Hospital St Georg, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Kalbitz S; Immunodeficiency Center Leipzig (IDCL) at Hospital St Georg Leipzig, Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Kaiser T; Department of Infectious Diseases/Tropical Medicine, Nephrology, and Rheumatology, Hospital St Georg, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Borte S; Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Institute for Laboratory Medicine, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Lübbert C; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Microbiology, Hospital St Georg, Leipzig, 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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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Physicians / Pneumonia, Viral / Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Nursing / Epidemiology / Hospitals Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: ICE.2020.268

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Physicians / Pneumonia, Viral / Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Nursing / Epidemiology / Hospitals Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: ICE.2020.268