Two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital
Summary: The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in China, attracted a large number of medical staff to help in the city's hospitals and this put them at a high risk of infection. We describe twenty medical staff who were diagnosed with COVID-19 within one week in the department of surgery in a Wuhan hospit...
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| author | Shicheng Gao Yufeng Yuan Yong Xiong Yongxi Zhang Liping Deng Tielong Chen Hengning Ke Xinghuan Wang |
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| description | Summary: The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in China, attracted a large number of medical staff to help in the city's hospitals and this put them at a high risk of infection. We describe twenty medical staff who were diagnosed with COVID-19 within one week in the department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital. Epidemiological investigation of these cases identified misdiagnosed patients (source of infection), an inappropriate clinical meeting and working without wearing face masks to be the causes of the outbreaks. This report emphasizes the importance of wearing a facemask and applying other standard infection control precautions to protect medical personnel from infection with the virus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c3043a841cb49c383eaa5408a9e934b2022-12-22T00:01:48ZengElsevierInfection Prevention in Practice2590-08892020-09-0123Two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in department of surgery in a Wuhan hospitalShicheng Gao0Yufeng Yuan1Yong Xiong2Yongxi Zhang3Liping Deng4Tielong Chen5Hengning Ke6Xinghuan Wang7Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Hepatobilliary Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Training Center of AIDS Prevention and Cure of Hubei Province, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Corresponding author. Department of Infectious Disease, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.Center of Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Corresponding author. Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University. Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.Summary: The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in China, attracted a large number of medical staff to help in the city's hospitals and this put them at a high risk of infection. We describe twenty medical staff who were diagnosed with COVID-19 within one week in the department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital. Epidemiological investigation of these cases identified misdiagnosed patients (source of infection), an inappropriate clinical meeting and working without wearing face masks to be the causes of the outbreaks. This report emphasizes the importance of wearing a facemask and applying other standard infection control precautions to protect medical personnel from infection with the virus.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088920300299Coronary virusPneumoniaNosocomial infectionPrevention |
| spellingShingle | Shicheng Gao Yufeng Yuan Yong Xiong Yongxi Zhang Liping Deng Tielong Chen Hengning Ke Xinghuan Wang Two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital Infection Prevention in Practice Coronary virus Pneumonia Nosocomial infection Prevention |
| title | Two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital |
| title_full | Two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital |
| title_fullStr | Two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital |
| title_short | Two outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in department of surgery in a Wuhan hospital |
| title_sort | two outbreaks of sars cov 2 in department of surgery in a wuhan hospital |
| topic | Coronary virus Pneumonia Nosocomial infection Prevention |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088920300299 |
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