Why so many healthcare workers and their contacts contracted Covid-19 infection despite personal protective equipment?

J Infect Public Health. 2021 Jul;14(7):947-948. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.04.004. Epub 2021 Apr 22.

Authors

Carin D Lindquist¹, Michelle S M Rhee¹, Matthew T Silvestrini¹, Amanda C Chan², Jonathan J Y Ong², Vijay K Sharma³

Affiliations

¹ Theranova LLC, 101 Mississippi Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
² Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Division of Neurology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
³ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Division of Neurology, National University Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: mdcvks@nus.edu.sg.

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Health Personnel
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment*
SARS-CoV-2