Rapid assessment of regional SARS-CoV-2 community transmission through a convenience sample of healthcare workers, the Netherlands, March 2020
Reusken, Chantal B.; Buiting, Anton; Bleeker-Rovers, Chantal; Diederen, Bram; Hooiveld, Mariette; Friesema, Ingrid; Koopmans, Marion; Kortbeek, Titia; Lutgens, Suzanne P.M.; Meijer, Adam; Murk, Jean Luc; Overdevest, Ilse; Trienekens, Thera; Timen, Aura; Van Den Bijllaardt, Wouter; Van Dissel, Jaap; Van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Arianne; Van Der Vegt, Dewi; Wever, Peter C.; Van Der Hoek, Wim; Kluytmans, Jan
(2020) Eurosurveillance, volume 25, issue 12, pp. 6 - 14
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Abstract
To rapidly assess possible community transmission in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands, healthcare workers (HCW) with mild respiratory complaints and without epidemiological link (contact with confirmed case or visited areas with active circulation) were tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Within 2 days, 1,097 HCW in nine hospitals were
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tested; 45 (4.1%) were positive. Of six hospitals with positive HCW, two accounted for 38 positive HCW. The results informed local and national risk management.
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Keywords: Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, Community-Acquired Infections/epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis, Coronavirus/genetics, Disease Outbreaks, Health Personnel, Humans, Netherlands/epidemiology, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis, SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/diagnosis, Journal Article
ISSN: 1025-496X
Publisher: Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA
Note: Publisher Copyright: © 2020 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.
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