Status quo after one year of COVID-19 pandemic in otolaryngological hospital-based departments and private practices in Germany.

Marcel MayerS ZellmerJ ZenkC ArensA EbigboA MuzalyovaR ThoelkenM JeringM KahnL P BreitlingH MessmannT DeitmerB Junge-HülsingC Römmele

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)

The rate of pre-interventional testing among outpatients in otolaryngological practices is low and HCW infections were found to be more frequent in practices than in hospitals. In addition, a high rate of infections in otolaryngological HCW seems to stem from the private or home environment.

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