Strategies for the Prevention of the Intra-Hospital Transmission of COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
COVID-19
hospital infection
isolation
mask
secondary infection
Journal
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2227-9032
Titre abrégé: Healthcare (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101666525
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Jul 2020
03 Jul 2020
Historique:
received:
28
05
2020
revised:
29
06
2020
accepted:
30
06
2020
entrez:
9
7
2020
pubmed:
9
7
2020
medline:
9
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide. We aimed to review the strategies used by our university hospital in Daegu (South Korea) to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 within our institution. We also investigated the actual situation at our hospital against the recommended guidelines. We conducted a survey among patients and staff in our hospital. Additionally, patients' electronic medical records were reviewed along with closed-circuit television (CCTV) recordings. Various strategies and guidelines developed by our hospital have been implemented. A total of 303 hospital staff and patients had exposure to 29 confirmed COVID-19 patients. Of them, three tested positive for COVID-19 without further transmission. The intra-hospital infection of the disease occurred when the recommended strategies and guidelines such as wearing a mask and isolating for 2 weeks were not followed. In conclusion, the implementation of robust guidelines for preventing the intra-hospital transmission of COVID-19 is essential.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32635290
pii: healthcare8030195
doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030195
pmc: PMC7551914
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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