Health Care Workers not in the frontline are more frequently carriers of Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Experience of a Tertiary Portuguese Hospital

• Main Authors: Eduardo J.F. Santos (Author), Ricardo J.O. Ferreira (Author), Ricardo Batista (Author), Vítor Pinheiro (Author), Andréa A. Marques (Author), Isabel Antunes (Author), António Marques (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Health care workers (HCWs) have a high risk of infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially those treating patients with confirmed or suspected diagnosis (front-line). Aim: To evaluate the incidence and prevalence of the COVID-19 infection among HCWs and to ana...