Preventing COVID-19 outbreaks through surveillance testing in healthcare facilities: a modelling study.

Tim Litwin Jens TimmerMathias BergerAndreas Kordon Matthias J Müller Clemens Kreutz

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2022)

We conclude that active testing in mental health hospitals and similar facilities considerably reduces the number of COVID-19 outbreaks compared to symptom-based surveillance only.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
healthcare
sars cov
mental health
public health
infectious diseases
mental illness