Article ; Online: Source Analysis and Effective Control of a COVID-19 Outbreak in a University Teaching Hospital during a Period of Increasing Community Prevalence of COVID-19.
Journal of Korean medical science
2021 Volume 36, Issue 24, Page(s) e179
Abstract: ... the outbreak during a period of increasing community COVID-19 prevalence. Universal screening of all inpatients ... of nosocomial COVID-19 and discussed infection control strategies.: Methods: We retrospectively analyzed ... 19 outbreak early in the third wave. The first confirmed COVID-19 patient was a symptomatic ...
Abstract | Background: South Korea has been experiencing a third wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) since mid-November 2020. Our hospital in Gwangju metropolitan city experienced a healthcare-associated COVID-19 outbreak early in the third wave. The first confirmed COVID-19 patient was a symptomatic neurosurgery resident with high mobility throughout the hospital. We analyzed the transmission routes of nosocomial COVID-19 and discussed infection control strategies. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing results according to time point and evaluated transmission routes. Results: Since COVID-19 was first confirmed in a healthcare worker (HCW) on 11/13/2020, we performed RT-PCR tests for all patients and caregivers and four complete enumeration surveys for all HCWs. We detected three clusters of nosocomial spread and several sporadic cases. The first cluster originated from the community outbreak spot, where an asymptomatic HCW visited, which led to a total of 22 cases. The second cluster, which included patient-to-patient transmission, originated from a COVID-19 positive caregiver before diagnosis and the third cluster involved a radiologist and a banker. We took measures to isolate Building 1 of the hospital for 17 days and controlled the outbreak during a period of increasing community COVID-19 prevalence. Universal screening of all inpatients upon admission and resident caregivers was made mandatory and hospital-related employees are now screened monthly. Conclusion: Infection control strategies to prevent the nosocomial transmission of emerging infectious diseases must correspond with community disease prevalence. Our data reinforce the importance of multi-time point surveillance of asymptomatic HCWs and routine surveillance of patients and caregivers during an epidemic. |
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MeSH term(s) | COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19/transmission ; Cross Infection/prevention & control ; Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control ; Health Personnel ; Hospitals, University ; Humans ; Infection Control/methods ; Prevalence ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; SARS-CoV-2 | |||||
Language | English | |||||
Publishing date | 2021-06-21 | |||||
Publishing country | Korea (South) | |||||
Document type | Journal Article | |||||
ZDB-ID | 639262-3 | |||||
ISSN | 1598-6357 ; 1011-8934 | |||||
ISSN (online) | 1598-6357 | |||||
ISSN | 1011-8934 | |||||
DOI | 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e179 | |||||
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Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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