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dc.contributor.authorHeinzerling, Amy et al.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-15T02:03:41Z
dc.date.available2020-04-15T02:03:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-14
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6915e5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/1011
dc.description.abstractWhat is already known about this topic? Health care personnel (HCP) are at heightened risk of acquiring COVID-19 infection, but limited information exists about transmission in health care settings. What is added by this report? Among 121 HCP exposed to a patient with unrecognized COVID-19, 43 became symptomatic and were tested for SARS-CoV-2, of whom three had positive test results; all three had unprotected patient contact. Exposures while performing physical examinations or during nebulizer treatments were more common among HCP with COVID-19. What are the implications for public health practice? Unprotected, prolonged patient contact, as well as certain exposures, including some aerosol-generating procedures, were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in HCP. Early recognition and isolation of patients with possible infection and recommended PPE use can help minimize unprotected, high-risk HCP exposures and protect the health care workforce.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectInfectious Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectHealth Personnelen_US
dc.subjectHospitalsen_US
dc.titleTransmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Personnel During Exposures to a Hospitalized Patient — Solano County, California, February 2020en_US
eihealth.countryOthersen_US
eihealth.categoryInfection prevention and control, including health care workers protectionen_US
eihealth.typeOther public health institution guidanceen_US
eihealth.maincategoryProtect Health Care Workers / Proteger la Salud de los Trabajadoresen_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)en_US


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