A COVID-19 Outbreak in a Rheumatology Department Upon the Early Days of the Pandemic

A COVID-19 Outbreak in a Rheumatology Department Upon the Early Days of the Pandemic

Objectives: To describe our experience with a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak within a large rheumatology department early in the pandemic.Methods: Symptomatic and asymptomatic healthcare workers (HCWs) had a naso-oropharyngeal swab for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome cor...

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Main Authors: Vasco C. Romão, Filipa Oliveira-Ramos, Ana Rita Cruz-Machado, Patrícia Martins, Sofia Barreira, Joana Silva-Dinis, Luís Mendonça-Galaio, Helena Proença, José Melo Cristino, Ema Sacadura-Leite, Nikita Khmelinskii, José Carlos Romeu, João Eurico Fonseca, The CHULN Rheumatology Department, Manuel António, Pedro Ávila-Ribeiro, Rita Barros, Raquel Campanilho-Marques, Susana Capela, Inês Cordeiro, Bianca Cristea, Eduardo Dourado, Luís Gaião, Raquel Freitas, Carla Macieira, Joana Martins-Martinho, Ana Teresa Melo, Carlos Miranda Rosa, Margarida Monteiro, Lila Morena Bueno Silva, Lurdes Narciso, Joaquim Polido-Pereira, Cristina Ponte, Catarina Resende, Maria João Saavedra, Fernando Saraiva, Rui Lourenço Teixeira, Catarina Tenazinha, Ana Valido, Elsa Vieira-Sousa, Pedro Vilas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
rheumatology practice
rheumatic patients
healthcare workers (HCW)
presymptomatic transmission
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2020.576162/full

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