Otolaryngology and the risk of getting infected with de novel COVID - 19
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The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has produced unprecedented changes in the medical community. Physicians and healthcare workers who perform or participate in head and neck and airway examinations and procedures are at high risk of acquiring COVID 19 infection due to high exposure to aerosols and drop contamination. Currently there is not specific infection risk data available. However, otolaryngologists and head and neck surgeons, along with ophthalmologists and dentists, are the highest risk groups within healthcare professionals due to the areas they examine. This document is developed based on guidelines found in the most recent available literature that will most likely be modified according to the experience on the pandemic of each country.
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Este artículo es publicado por la Revista Acta de Otorrinolaringología & Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello.
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