Protocol for Assessment of Potential Risk Factors for 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infection Among Health Care Workers in a Health Care Setting | NLM

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Protocol for Assessment of Potential Risk Factors for 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infection Among Health Care Workers in a Health Care Setting

01/25/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 1/25/2020. This 32-page document is a case-ascertained prospective investigation of all identified health care contacts working in a health care facility in which a laboratory confirmed 2019-nCoV infected patient receives care. This study can be done in health care facilities at all three levels of a health system, not just in hospitals. It is intended to provide epidemiological and serologic information that will inform the identification of risk factors 2019-nCoV infection among health care workers. (PDF)