Transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) between hospital workers and members of their household: Nationwide, registry-based, cohort study from Norway.

Ingeborg Hess Elgersma Kjetil E Telle Petter Elstrøm Håvard Skagseth Oliver Kacelnik

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)

Our results suggest not only that many HCWs are infected with SARS-CoV-2 in their households but also that infected HCWs constitute a serious infection risk to members of the HCW's household.

Keyphrases

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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
healthcare
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acute care
emergency department
respiratory tract
breast cancer risk