Delayed recognition of community transmission of COVID-19 resulting in healthcare worker infections.
Raymund B DantesTait T JonesDavid C NeujahrPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
We describe a case of delayed COVID-19 diagnosis due to unrecognized community transmission in Atlanta, Georgia in mid-February 2020. This case resulted in transmission of COVID-19 to three of the four healthcare workers present during a diagnostic bronchoscopy procedure where only procedural masks were worn.