Interventions to control nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study.

Thi Mui PhamHannan TahirJanneke H H M van de WijgertBastiaan R Van der RoestPauline EllerbroekMarc J M BontenMartin C J BootsmaMirjam E Kretzschmar

Published in: BMC medicine (2021)

In response to the emergence of more transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants, PPE use in all hospital wards might still be most effective in preventing nosocomial transmission. Regular screening and contact tracing of HCWs are also effective interventions but critically depend on the sensitivity of the diagnostic test used.

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