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. 2023 Feb;44(2):325-327.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.472. Epub 2021 Nov 2.

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

Sharon E Fawcett  1 , Meghan S Madhusudhan  1 , Emily N Gaddam  1 , Matthew J Almario  1 , Shawna R Masih  1 , Dee Dee Klute-Evans  1 , Julie C Johnson  1 , Clarise D Stroud  1 , Judy A Dolan-Caren  1 , Michael A Ben-Aderet  1 , Jeffery Luria  1 , Margie A Morgan  2 , Eric Vail  2 , Jonathan D Grein  1
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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

Sharon E Fawcett et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Feb.

Abstract

Healthcare 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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