Comprehensive investigation of an in-hospital transmission cluster of a symptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive physician among patients and healthcare workers in Germany

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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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 41(2020), 10 vom: 03. Okt., Seite 1209-1211

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wendt, Ralph [VerfasserIn]
Nagel, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Nickel, Olaf [VerfasserIn]
Wolf, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Kalbitz, Sven [VerfasserIn]
Kaiser, Thorsten [VerfasserIn]
Borte, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Lübbert, Christoph [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 05.10.2020

Date Revised 10.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/ice.2020.268

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31069387X