| Author (Person) | Bleeker-Rovers, Chantal, Buiting, Anton, Diederen, Bram, Friesema, Ingrid, Hooiveld, Mariëtte, Kluytmans, Jan, Koopmans, Marion, Kortbeek, Titia, Lutgens, Suzanne P. M., Meijer, Adam, Murk, Jean-Luc, Overdevest, Ilse, Reusken, Chantal B., Timen, Aura, Trienekens, Thera, van den Bijllaardt, Wouter, van der Hoek, Wim, van der Vegt, Dewi, van Dissel, Jaap, van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Arianne, Wever, Peter C. |
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| Publisher | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) |
| Series Title | Eurosurveillance |
| Series Details | Volume 25, Number 12 |
| Publication Date | March 2020 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
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Abstract: To rapidly assess possible community transmission in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands, healthcare workers (HCW) with mild respiratory complaints and without epidemiological link (contact with confirmed case or visited areas with active circulation) were tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Within 2 days, 1,097 HCW in nine hospitals were tested; 45 (4.1%) were positive. Of six hospitals with positive HCW, two accounted for 38 positive HCW. The results informed local and national risk management. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.12.2000334 |
| Subject Categories | Health |
| Subject Tags | Diseases, Public Health |
| Keywords | COVID-19 (Coronavirus) |
| Countries / Regions | Netherlands |
