Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) Infection Among Health Care Workers and Implications for Prevention Measures in a Tertiary Hospital in Wuhan, China
Xiaoquan Lai, MD1; Minghuan Wang, MD, PhD2; Chuan Qin, MD, PhD2; et al Li Tan, MD, PhD1; Lusen Ran, MD2; Daiqi Chen, BM2; Han Zhang, MD, PhD2; Ke Shang, MD, PhD2; Chen Xia, MS3; Shaokang Wang, MS3; Shabei Xu, MD, PhD2; Wei Wang, MD, PhD2
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JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(5):e209666. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9666
Abstract
Importance Health care workers (HCWs) have high infection risk owing to treating patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, research on their infection risk and clinical characteristics is limited.
Objectives To explore infection risk and clinical characteristics of HCWs with COVID-19 and to discuss possible prevention measures.
Design, Setting, and Participants This single-center case series included 9684 HCWs in Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China. Data were collected from January 1 to February 9, 2020.