Background Health-care workers are thought to be highly exposed to severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We aimed to investigate the …

Background Hospital healthcare workers (HCW), in particular those involved in the clinical
care of COVID-19 cases, are presumably exposed to a higher risk of acquiring the disease …

Background 10 days after the first reported case of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the Netherlands (on Feb 27, 2020), 55 (4%) of …

Abstract Objectives Protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) from coronavirus disease-19
(COVID-19) is critical to preserve the functioning of healthcare systems. We therefore …

We sequentially assessed the presence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in 1253 hospital
workers including 1026 HCWs at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf at three …

Background Rapid increases in cases of COVID-19 were observed in multiple cities in Iran
towards the start of the pandemic. However, the true infection rate remains unknown. We …

We conducted voluntary Covid-19 testing programmes for symptomatic and asymptomatic
staff at a UK teaching hospital using naso-/oro-pharyngeal PCR testing and immunoassays …

SARS-CoV-2 may pose an occupational health risk to healthcare workers. Here, we report
the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, self-reported symptoms and occupational …

Importance Identifying health care settings and professionals at increased risk of SARS-CoV-
2 infection is crucial to defining appropriate strategies, resource allocation, and protocols to …

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2, yet
limited information is available on risk factors of infection. We pooled data on occupational …