:SARS-CoV-2

Juliane Mees1, Michael Eisenmann2, Tamara Pscheidl3

  • 1Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Central Laboratory Unit, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

Public health
|August 7, 2025
PubMed
概括

卫生保健工作者和住院患者的SARS-CoV-2 (严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2) 发病率数据可以可靠地估计一般人口的感染,特别是当官方报告下降时. 这对于追踪流行后的病毒至关重要.

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