Surveillance on Healthcare Workers During the First Wave of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Italy: The Experience of a Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital

Surveillance on Healthcare Workers During the First Wave of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Italy: The Experience of a Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital

Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a central role in handling the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Monitoring HCWs, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, through screening programs, are critical to avoid the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infecti...

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Main Authors:	Valentina Guarnieri, Maria Moriondo, Mattia Giovannini, Lorenzo Lodi, Silvia Ricci, Laura Pisano, Paola Barbacci, Costanza Bini, Giuseppe Indolfi, Alberto Zanobini, Chiara Azzari
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:	Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:	surveillance SARS-C0V-2 COVID-19 healthcare worker nasopharangeal swabs serologic tests
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.644702/full

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