Gao Shicheng, Yuan Yufeng, Xiong Yong, Zhang Yongxi, Deng Liping, Chen Tielong, Ke Hengning, Wang Xinghuan
Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Department of Hepatobilliary Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Infect Prev Pract. 2020 May 15;2(3):100065. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2020.100065. eCollection 2020 Sep.
The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in China, attracted a large number of medical staff to help in the city's hospitals and this put them at a high risk of infection. We describe twenty medical staff who were diagnosed with COVID-19 within one week in the department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital. Epidemiological investigation of these cases identified misdiagnosed patients (source of infection), an inappropriate clinical meeting and working without wearing face masks to be the causes of the outbreaks. This report emphasizes the importance of wearing a facemask and applying other standard infection control precautions to protect medical personnel from infection with the virus.
新型冠状病毒在中国的爆发，吸引了大量医护人员前往该市医院提供帮助，这使他们面临着很高的感染风险。我们描述了武汉一家医院外科在一周内被诊断出感染新冠病毒的20名医护人员。对这些病例的流行病学调查确定，误诊患者（传染源）、不恰当的临床会诊以及未戴口罩工作是疫情爆发的原因。本报告强调了佩戴口罩以及采取其他标准感染控制预防措施以保护医护人员免受病毒感染的重要性。
