Nosocomial outbreak of COVID-19 pneumonia in Wuhan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), infected over 3300 healthcare workers in early 2020 in China. Little information is known about nosocomial infections of healthcare workers in the initial period. We analysed data from healthcare workers with nosocomial infections in Wuhan Union Hospital (Wuhan, China) and their family members.

Methods

We collected and analysed data on exposure history, illness timelines and epidemiological characteristics from 25 healthcare workers with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and two healthcare workers in whom COVID-19 was highly suspected, as well as 10 of their family members with COVID-19, between 5 January and 12 February 2020. The demographics and clinical f

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7236818 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature