SARS-CoV-2 infection among asymptomatic healthcare workers of the emergency department in a tertiary care facility. (Special Issue: Coronavirus.)

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) represent a high-risk category during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic crisis, with frontline HCWs at emergency departments (EDs) may be at an even higher risk Determining the spread of infection among HCWs may have implications for infection control policies in hospitals This study aimed to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among asymptomatic HCWs of the ED of a large tertiary center in Cairo, Egypt