March 17, 2020

Risk Factors of Healthcare Workers with Corona Virus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Designated Hospital of Wuhan in China

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• This retrospective cohort study of 72 HCWs who developed acute respiratory symptoms while providing medical treatment at a tertiary hospital in Wuhan suggests that HCWs who worked in high-risk departments (departments with medical or surgical procedures that generate respiratory aerosols), long duty hours, and suboptimal hand hygiene after contact with patients had a higher risk for COVID-19. 

Ran et al. (Mar 17, 2020). Risk Factors of Healthcare Workers with Corona Virus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Designated Hospital of Wuhan in China. Clin Infect Dis. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa287