Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 27, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infection in 86 healthcare workers in two Dutch hospitals in March 2020: a cross-sectional study with short-term follow-up.

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  • The authors describe the clinical presentation and early outcomes of COVID-19 in 86 of the 1,353 Dutch HCWs who tested positive in this cross-sectional study and suggest adjusting the currently used case-definition for suspected COVID-19 in HCWs by considering fever as one of the possible symptoms and not as a required symptom. This could improve the sensitivity of COVID-19 detection in HCWs. 

Kluytmans-van den Bergh et al. (Mar 27, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 infection in 86 healthcare workers in two Dutch hospitals in March 2020: a cross-sectional study with short-term follow-up. Pre-print downloaded Mar 27 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.23.20041913