Control of a Nosocomial Outbreak of COVID-19 in a University Hospital.

Sei HaradaShunsuke UnoTakayuki AndoMiho IidaYaoko TakanoYoshiki IshibashiYoshifumi UwaminoTomoyasu NishimuraAyano TakedaSho UchidaAya HirataMizuki SataMinako MatsumotoAyano TakeuchiHideaki ObaraHirokazu YokoyamaKoichi FukunagaMasayuki AmagaiYuko KitagawaToru TakebayashiTakanori Asakura

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

Viral shedding from asymptomatic cases played a major role in NIs. PCR screening of asymptomatic individuals helped clarify the pattern of spread. Immediate large-scale isolation, contact tracing, and social distancing measures were essential to containing outbreaks.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
healthcare
mental health
acinetobacter baumannii
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
escherichia coli
pseudomonas aeruginosa
cystic fibrosis