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Targeted Rapid Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in the Emergency Department is Associated with Large Reductions in Uninfected Patient Exposure Time
- Source :
- The Journal of Hospital Infection, Journal of Hospital Infection
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd., 2020.
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Abstract
- Opportunity exists to decrease healthcare-related exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), preserve infection control resources, and increase care capacity by reducing the time to diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A retrospective cohort analysis was undertaken to measure the effect of targeted rapid molecular testing for SARS-CoV-2 on these outcomes. In comparison with standard platform testing, rapid testing was associated with a 65.6% reduction (12.6 h) in the median time to removal from the isolation cohort for patients with negative diagnostic results. This translated to an increase in COVID-19 treatment capacity of 3028 bed-hours and 7500 fewer patient interactions that required the use of personal protective equipment per week.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
Time Factors
Isolation (health care)
Adolescent
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Short Report
030501 epidemiology
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
medicine
Infection control
Humans
Respiratory system
Personal protective equipment
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Rapid Diagnostics
0303 health sciences
Infection Control
030306 microbiology
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
Emergency department
Middle Aged
body regions
Infectious Diseases
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
Cohort
Emergency medicine
Female
0305 other medical science
business
Emergency Service, Hospital
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15322939 and 01956701
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Hospital Infection
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....57fad686e0f66b34ba2444500e2fa811