Polymerase-chain reaction testing to prevent hospital-acquired severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Shinjuku, an epicenter in Tokyo: The Tokyo Women's Medical University model.
Respir Investig
; 59(3): 356-359, 2021 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1046148
ABSTRACT
Hospital-acquired severe acute respiratory virus coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is a healthcare challenge. We hypothesized that polymerase chain reaction testing of symptomatic triaged outpatients and all inpatients before hospitalization in Shinjuku, a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epicenter in Tokyo, using the Tokyo Women's Medical University (TMWU) model would be feasible and efficient at preventing COVID-19. This retrospective study enrolled 2981 patients from March to May 2020. The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection was 1.81% (95% credible interval [CI] 0.95-3.47%) in triaged symptomatic outpatients, 0.04% (95% CI 0.0002-0.2%) in scheduled asymptomatic inpatients, 3.78% (95% CI 1.82-7.26%) in emergency inpatients, and 2.4% (95% CI 1.49-3.82%) in symptomatic patients. There were no cases of hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection. This shows that the TWMU model could prevent hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection and is feasible and effective in reducing the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the hospitals.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Cross Infection
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Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
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COVID-19 Testing
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Respir Investig
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.resinv.2020.12.009
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