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KMID : 0191120200350500431
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2020 Volume.35 No. 50 p.431 ~ p.431
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Risk of COVID-19 Transmission from Infected Outpatients to Healthcare Workers in an Outpatient Clinic
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Chung Hye-Min
Kim Eun-Ok
Kim Sung-Han
Jung Ji-Won
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Abstract
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From January to September 2020, we conducted contact-tracing for confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who visited our outpatient clinic to evaluate the risk of COVID-19 transmission from infected patients to healthcare workers (HCWs). COVID-19 was diagnosed in 8 outpatients. Per the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction test results, none of the 317 HCWs who came in contact had a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis (0.00%; 95% confidence interval, 0.00%?0.01%). This low rate of transmission from infected outpatients to HCWs suggests that standard precaution such as using surgical mask and hand hygiene protects HCWs from SARS-CoV-2 in a low-risk, outpatient clinic setting.
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KEYWORD
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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Outpatient, Healthcare Workers
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