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. 2021 Jul 28;14(9):1133–1138. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.07.014

Table 4.

Route of infection in COVID-19 patients.

Mode of infection Level Spectrum of illness severity
Total p Value
Mild Moderate Severe Critical
Exogenous cases Patients 14 (56%) 5 (20%) 5 (20%) 1 (4%) 208 (2.5%) 0.352
HCW 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0%) 0.579
Contact with positive case (co-patients) Patients 77 (48.1%) 53 (33.1%) 22 (13.8%) 8 (5%) 160 (16.4%) 0.000
HCW 15 (83.3%) 3 (16.7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 18 (60%) 0.003