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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep;41(9):1075-1076.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.256. Epub 2020 May 27.

COVID-19 infections among HCWs exposed to a patient with a delayed diagnosis of COVID-19

Meghan A Baker  1   2   3 , Chanu Rhee  1   2   3 , Karen Fiumara  3 , Carin Bennett-Rizzo  4 , Robert Tucker  3 , Sarah A Williams  3 , Paige Wickner  3   5 , Jennifer Beloff  3 , Casey McGrath  3 , Alexa Poulton  3 , Michael Klompas  1   2   3
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Case Reports

COVID-19 infections among HCWs exposed to a patient with a delayed diagnosis of COVID-19

Meghan A Baker et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

We report on COVID-19 risk among HCWs exposed to a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 on day 13 of hospitalization. There were 44 HCWs exposed to the patient before contact and droplet precautions were implemented: of these, 2 of 44 (5%) developed COVID-19 potentially attributable to the exposure.

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