Risk assessment and seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals in Southern Switzerland

• Main Authors: Luca Piccoli (Author), Paolo Ferrari (Author), Giovanni Piumatti (Author), Sandra Jovic (Author), Blanca Fernandez Rodriguez (Author), Federico Mele (Author), Isabella Giacchetto-Sasselli (Author), Tatiana Terrot (Author), Chiara Silacci-Fregni (Author), Elisabetta Cameroni (Author), Stefano Jaconi (Author), Nicole Sprugasci (Author), Istvan Bartha (Author), Davide Corti (Author), Mariagrazia Uguccioni (Author), Antonio Lanzavecchia (Author), Christian Garzoni (Author), Olivier Giannini (Author), Enos Bernasconi (Author), Luigia Elzi (Author), Emiliano Albanese (Author), Federica Sallusto (Author), Alessandro Ceschi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Hospital healthcare workers (HCW), in particular those involved in the clinical care of COVID-19 cases, are presumably exposed to a higher risk of acquiring the disease than the general population. Methods: Between April 16 and 30, 2020 we conducted a prospective, SARS-CoV-2 ser...