A cluster of health care workers with COVID-19 pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, Hubei, China, spreads across national and international borders.

Methods

We prospectively collected medical records of 14 health care workers (HCWs) who were infected with SARS-CoV-2, in neurosurgery department of Wuhan Union Hospital, China.

Results

Among the 14 HCWs, 12 were conformed cases, the other 2 were suspected cases. Most of them were either exposed to the two index patients or infected coworkers, without knowing they were COVID-19 patients. There were 4 male and 10 female infected HCWs in this cohort, whose mean age was 36 years (SD, 6 years). The main symptoms included myalgia or fatigue (100%), fever (86%)

SUBMITTER: Wei XS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7185000 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature