Transmission risk of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to healthcare personnel following unanticipated exposure to aerosol-generating procedures: Experience from epidemiologic investigations at an academic medical center

Autor: Fawcett, Sharon E., Madhusudhan, Meghan S., Gaddam, Emily N., Almario, Matthew J., Masih, Shawna R., Klute-Evans, Dee Dee, Johnson, Julie C., Stroud, Clarise D., Dolan-Caren, Judy A., Ben-Aderet, Michael A., Luria, Jeffery, Morgan, Margie A., Vail, Eric, Grein, Jonathan D.
Zdroj: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology; February 2023, Vol. 44 Issue: 2 p325-327, 3p
Abstrakt: AbstractHealthcare personnel (HCP) with unprotected exposures to aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) on patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at risk of infection with severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A retrospective review at an academic medical center demonstrated an infection rate of <1% among HCP involved in AGPs without a respirator and/or eye protection.
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