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Discontinuation of admission screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the impact on in-hospital clusters of COVID-19: Experience at a tertiary-care center.
Honda, Hitoshi; Nakagawa, Masataka; Nisida, Rie; Shintani, Chiyo; Hamagishi, Manami; Uehara, Yuki; Iwata, Mitsunaga; Doi, Yohei.
  • Honda H; Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
  • Nakagawa M; Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
  • Nisida R; Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
  • Shintani C; Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
  • Hamagishi M; Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
  • Uehara Y; Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
  • Iwata M; Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
  • Doi Y; Department of General Internal Medicine, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; : 1-4, 2023 Apr 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2296562
ABSTRACT
We evaluated the impact of discontinuing universal preadmission screening for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on the occurrence of nosocomial clusters of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the SARS-CoV-2 o (omicron) variant period. No increasing trend in nosocomial clusters was observed during community-based surges before and after discontinuation. This finding supports the safety of the practice change.

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies Topics: Variants Language: English Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Nursing / Epidemiology / Hospitals Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ice.2023.66

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies Topics: Variants Language: English Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Nursing / Epidemiology / Hospitals Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ice.2023.66