COVID-19 in health-care workers in three hospitals in the south of the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

10 days after the first reported case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the Netherlands (on Feb 27, 2020), 55 (4%) of 1497 health-care workers in nine hospitals located in the south of the Netherlands had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. We aimed to gain insight in possible sources of infection in health-care workers.

Methods

We did a cross-sectional study at three of the nine hospitals located in the south of the Netherlands. We screened health-care workers at the participating hospitals for SARS-CoV-2 infection, based on clinical symptoms (fever or mild respiratory symptoms) in the 10 days before screening. We obtained epidemiological data through structured interviews with health-care workers and combined this infor

SUBMITTER: Sikkema RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7332281 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature