[Contact tracing in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. The fundamental role of Primary Health Care and Public Health]. / Estudio de contactos en infectados por SARS-CoV-2. El papel fundamental de la Atención Primaria y de la Salud Pública.
Semergen
; 46 Suppl 1: 55-64, 2020 Aug.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1195436
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to promote the rapid identification of the contacts of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and therefore the control of the pandemic. Different methodologies and recommendations on contact tracing for Primary Health Care (PHC) and Public Health Services (PHS), like articles in Pubmed about COVID-19 and contact tracing, official contact definitions, the classic contact tracing model in tuberculosis (TB), information about apps for contact tracing and the role of the diagnostic tests, were reviewed. To establish efficient prevention and control measures, it is always necessary to implement contact tracing based on clinical suspicion, early diagnosis and isolation of cases and contacts and their follow-up. The classic contact tracing model in TB can be applied to this new infection, but accelerating the process given its acute nature and its potential severity. Good coordination between PHC and PHS and having sufficient resources is essential.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Primary Health Care
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Public Health
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Contact Tracing
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Semergen
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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