Aims: In this particular study, we report our experience of eight doctors infected with SARS-CoV-2 and discuss the probability of in-hospital virus transmission to patients or the rest of the hospital personnel. The importance of PPEs is highlighted. Materials and methods:We explore the data of eight doctors who were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after returning from their summer vacation. More specific, we evaluated the time they spent working before they got tested after their return, the symptoms they developed and the results of their tracking through their patients and the rest of hospital workers. Results: All doctors followed their working schedule, ranging from 2-4 days after their summertime off, without knowledge of being infected. They had been keeping all suggested protection precautions, while no further virus transmission to patients and/or other healthcare workers occurred, even though they had close contact and cooperation with many of them. Conclusions:Our experience suggests that, if healthcare workers conform to established safety procedures, the likelihood of further transmission both to patients and their colleagues, even in asymptomatic state, appears to be minimal.
Aims: In this particular study, we report our experience of eight doctors infected with SARS-CoV-2 and discuss the probability of in-hospital virus transmission to patients or the rest of the hospital personnel. The importance of PPEs is highlighted. Materials and methods:We explore the data of eight doctors who were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after returning from their summer vacation. More specific, we evaluated the time they spent working before they got tested after their return, the symptoms they developed and the results of their tracking through their patients and the rest of hospital workers. Results: All doctors followed their working schedule, ranging from 2-4 days after their summertime off, without knowledge of being infected. They had been keeping all suggested protection precautions, while no further virus transmission to patients and/or other healthcare workers occurred, even though they had close contact and cooperation with many of them. Conclusions:Our experience suggests that, if healthcare workers conform to established safety procedures, the likelihood of further transmission both to patients and their colleagues, even in asymptomatic state, appears to be minimal.
Authors: Sergio Alejandro Gómez-Ochoa; Oscar H Franco; Lyda Z Rojas; Peter Francis Raguindin; Zayne Milena Roa-Díaz; Beatrice Minder Wyssmann; Sandra Lucrecia Romero Guevara; Luis Eduardo Echeverría; Marija Glisic; Taulant Muka Journal: Am J Epidemiol Date: 2021-01-04 Impact factor: 4.897
Authors: Julia A Bielicki; Xavier Duval; Nina Gobat; Herman Goossens; Marion Koopmans; Evelina Tacconelli; Sylvie van der Werf Journal: Lancet Infect Dis Date: 2020-07-23 Impact factor: 25.071
Authors: Rami Sommerstein; Christoph Andreas Fux; Danielle Vuichard-Gysin; Mohamed Abbas; Jonas Marschall; Carlo Balmelli; Nicolas Troillet; Stephan Harbarth; Matthias Schlegel; Andreas Widmer Journal: Antimicrob Resist Infect Control Date: 2020-07-06 Impact factor: 4.887
Authors: Lucy Rivett; Sushmita Sridhar; Dominic Sparkes; Matthew Routledge; Nick K Jones; Ian G Goodfellow; Stephen Baker; Michael P Weekes; Sally Forrest; Jamie Young; Joana Pereira-Dias; William L Hamilton; Mark Ferris; M Estee Torok; Luke Meredith; Martin D Curran; Stewart Fuller; Afzal Chaudhry; Ashley Shaw; Richard J Samworth; John R Bradley; Gordon Dougan; Kenneth Gc Smith; Paul J Lehner; Nicholas J Matheson; Giles Wright Journal: Elife Date: 2020-05-11 Impact factor: 8.140