Baseline characteristics of 166 self-isolation or work restriction of exposed people
| No. exposed people | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Result of epidemiologic surveillances | ||
| Self-isolation for 2 weeks | 157 | 93.4 |
| Work restrictions | 9 | 6.6 |
| Identification of index cases | ||
| Hospitalized patients | 81 | 48.8 |
| Hospital workers | 57 | 34.3 |
| Simple visitors or guardian | 28 | 16.9 |
| Identification of exposed persons | ||
| Patients | 31 | 18.7 |
| Doctors | 23 | 13.9 |
| Nurses | 71 | 42.8 |
| Radiologist/clinical pathologist | 9 | 5.4 |
| Nursing assistant/security/transfer agents | 10 | 6 |
| Cleaning persons | 0 | |
| Administrative | 22 | 13.3 |
| Reasons for isolation (can be duplicated) | ||
| Insufficient mask | 16 | |
| Insufficient protective equipment other than mask | 67 | |
| Insufficient handwashing | 6 | |
| Overlapped use of cafeteria | 31 | |
| Same work spaces | 17 | |
| Hospitalized in same rooms | 15 | |
| A short visit | 26 |
*Insufficient mask: all except appropriate mask wearing.
**protective equipment other than mask: shield or eye google and gloves at outpatient clinic and emergency room, should or eye gogle, gloves, hair cap, A-P gown at patient under investigation room.
Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2021;26:101~107 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2021.26.2.101
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