Clinical characteristics and humoral immune response in healthcare workers with COVID-19 in a teaching hospital in Belgium.

BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of acquiring COVID-19 and could play a role in nosocomial transmission. Since 4th February 2020, Belgian Health authorities reported more than 90,568 cases, of which 8.3% were HCWs. Data on clinical characteristics, sources of infection and humoral immune response of HCWs with COVID-19 remain scarce. AIM: To analyse the clinical characteristics, humoral immune response, sources of contamination, and outcomes among HCWs with COVID-19. METHODS: This retrospective study included 176 HCWs with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in a teaching hospit... Mehr ...