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May 27, 2020Infection Control and Hospital EpidemiologyOpen Access

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

Meghan A. Baker Chanu Rhee Karen Fiumara Carin Bennett-Rizzo Robert Tucker Paige G. Wickner Jennifer Beloff Alexa Poulton Michael Klompas

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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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synapsesocial.com/papers/6ae4ca3d51e434e09c1f3772 https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.256

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