Investigation and management of an outbreak of COVID-19 infection in an acute admission unit in a District General Hospital: lessons learnt

Investigation and management of an outbreak of COVID-19 infection in an acute admission unit in a District General Hospital: lessons learnt

Summary: Background: SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks are difficult to recognise and control due to its high infectivity and the wide range of clinical manifestations of the infection. An outbreak at Watford general hospital provided an opportunity to recognise the complexity involved in a COVID-19 outbreak in...

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Main Authors: Chiranthi Iresha Kannangara, Prema Seetulsingh, Jiovanna Foley, Glynis Bennett, Tracey Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Infection Prevention in Practice
Subjects:
Outbreak
COVID 19
Infection control
Screening
PCR
Isolation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088921000457

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