Evaluation of a comprehensive pre-procedural screening protocol for COVID-19 in times of a high SARS CoV-2 prevalence: a prospective cross-sectional study

Evaluation of a comprehensive pre-procedural screening protocol for COVID-19 in times of a high SARS CoV-2 prevalence: a prospective cross-sectional study

AbstractBackground To minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission, an ambulant screening protocol for COVID-19 in patients before admission to the hospital was implemented, combining the SARS CoV-2 reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on a nasopharyngeal swab, a chest computed tom...

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Main Authors: Björn Stessel, Ina Callebaut, Fréderic Polus, Laurien Geebelen, Stefan Evers, Jean-Paul Ory, Koen Magerman, Geert Souverijns, Geert Braeken, Dirk Ramaekers, Janneke Cox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Annals of Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
ambulant screening
screening protocol
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2021.1878272

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