Sources of exposure identified through structured interviews of healthcare workers who test positive for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): A prospective analysis at two teaching hospitals

We interviewed 1,208 healthcare workers with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests between October 2020 and June 2021 to determine likely exposure sources. Overall, 689 (57.0%) had community exposures (479 from household members), 76 (6.3%) had hospital exposures (64 from other employees including 49 despite ma...

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Veröffentlicht in:Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 2021-01, Vol.1 (1), p.e65-e65, Article e65
Hauptverfasser: Rhee, Chanu, Baker, Meghan A., Tucker, Robert, Griesbach, Diane, McDonald, Dinah, Williams, Sarah A., Fiumara, Karen, Resnick, Andrew, Klompas, Michael
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Zusammenfassung:We interviewed 1,208 healthcare workers with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests between October 2020 and June 2021 to determine likely exposure sources. Overall, 689 (57.0%) had community exposures (479 from household members), 76 (6.3%) had hospital exposures (64 from other employees including 49 despite masking), 11 (0.9%) had community and hospital exposures, and 432 (35.8%) had no identifiable source of exposure.
ISSN:2732-494X
2732-494X
DOI:10.1017/ash.2021.243