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. 2020 Aug 28:ciaa1269. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1269

Low risk of COVID-19 among patients exposed to infected healthcare workers

Meghan A Baker 1,2,3,#,, Karen Fiumara 3,#, Chanu Rhee 1,2,3, Sarah A Williams 3, Robert Tucker 3, Paige Wickner 3,4, Andrew Resnick 3, Michael Klompas 1,2,3; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
PMCID: PMC7499548  PMID: 32856692

Abstract

Many patients are fearful of acquiring COVID-19 in hospitals and clinics. We characterized the risk of COVID-19 amongst 226 patients exposed to healthcare workers with confirmed COVID-19; one patient may have been infected, suggesting that the risk of COVID-19 transmission from healthcare workers to patients is generally low.

Keywords: COVID, coronavirus, exposure, healthcare worker, transmission


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