Sources of exposure identified through structured interviews of healthcare workers who test positive for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): A prospective analysis at two teaching hospitals

• Main Authors: Chanu Rhee (Author), Meghan A. Baker (Author), Robert Tucker (Author), Diane Griesbach (Author), Dinah McDonald (Author), Sarah A. Williams (Author), Karen Fiumara (Author), Andrew Resnick (Author), Michael Klompas (Author), for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We interviewed 1,208 healthcare workers with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests between October 2020 and June 2021 to determine likely exposure sources. Overall, 689 (57.0%) had community exposures (479 from household members), 76 (6.3%) had hospital exposures (64 from other employees including 49 despite ma...