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Article: Absence of nosocomial transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in the prepandemic phase in Hong Kong
Title | Absence of nosocomial transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in the prepandemic phase in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Coronavirus Health care workers Outbreak |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Mosby, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ajic |
Citation | American Journal of Infection Control, 2020, v. 48 n. 8, p. 890-896 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Background:
To describe the infection control strategy to achieve zero nosocomial transmission of symptomatic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 during the prepandemic phase (the first 72 days after announcement of pneumonia cases in Wuhan) in Hong Kong.
Methods:
Administrative support with the aim of zero nosocomial transmission by reducing elective clinical services, decanting wards, mobilizing isolation facilities, providing adequate personal protective equipment, coordinating laboratory network for rapid molecular diagnosis under 4-tier active surveillance for hospitalized patients and outpatients, and organizing staff forum and training was implemented under the framework of preparedness plan in Hospital Authority. The trend of SARS-CoV-2 in the first 72 days was compared with that of SARS-CoV 2003.
Results:
Up to day 72 of the epidemic, 130 (0.40%) of 32,443 patients being screened confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Compared with SARS outbreak in 2003, the SARS-CoV-2 case load constituted 8.9% (130 SARS-CoV-2/1458 SARS-CoV) of SARS-CoV infected cases at day 72 of the outbreak. The incidences of nosocomial acquisition of SARS-CoV per 1,000 SARS-patient-day and per 100 SARS-patient-admission were 7.9 and 16.9, respectively, which were significantly higher than the corresponding incidences of SARS-CoV-2 (zero infection, P <.001).
Conclusions:
Administrative support to infection control could minimize the risk of nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/289446 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.8 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.959 |
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dc.contributor.author | Cheng, VCC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, SC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chuang, VWM | - |
dc.contributor.author | So, SYC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, JHK | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sridhar, S | - |
dc.contributor.author | To, KKW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, JFW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hung, IFN | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, PL | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yuen, KY | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-22T08:12:47Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-10-22T08:12:47Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | American Journal of Infection Control, 2020, v. 48 n. 8, p. 890-896 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0196-6553 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/289446 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: To describe the infection control strategy to achieve zero nosocomial transmission of symptomatic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 during the prepandemic phase (the first 72 days after announcement of pneumonia cases in Wuhan) in Hong Kong. Methods: Administrative support with the aim of zero nosocomial transmission by reducing elective clinical services, decanting wards, mobilizing isolation facilities, providing adequate personal protective equipment, coordinating laboratory network for rapid molecular diagnosis under 4-tier active surveillance for hospitalized patients and outpatients, and organizing staff forum and training was implemented under the framework of preparedness plan in Hospital Authority. The trend of SARS-CoV-2 in the first 72 days was compared with that of SARS-CoV 2003. Results: Up to day 72 of the epidemic, 130 (0.40%) of 32,443 patients being screened confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Compared with SARS outbreak in 2003, the SARS-CoV-2 case load constituted 8.9% (130 SARS-CoV-2/1458 SARS-CoV) of SARS-CoV infected cases at day 72 of the outbreak. The incidences of nosocomial acquisition of SARS-CoV per 1,000 SARS-patient-day and per 100 SARS-patient-admission were 7.9 and 16.9, respectively, which were significantly higher than the corresponding incidences of SARS-CoV-2 (zero infection, P <.001). Conclusions: Administrative support to infection control could minimize the risk of nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Mosby, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ajic | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | American Journal of Infection Control | - |
dc.subject | Coronavirus | - |
dc.subject | Health care workers | - |
dc.subject | Outbreak | - |
dc.title | Absence of nosocomial transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in the prepandemic phase in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cheng, VCC: vcccheng@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, SC: shchwong@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chen, JHK: jonchk@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Sridhar, S: sid8998@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | To, KKW: kelvinto@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, JFW: jfwchan@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Hung, IFN: ivanhung@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, PL: plho@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yuen, KY: kyyuen@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Sridhar, S=rp02249 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | To, KKW=rp01384 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, JFW=rp01736 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Hung, IFN=rp00508 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, PL=rp00406 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yuen, KY=rp00366 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.018 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 32461068 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC7246012 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85086373273 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 317200 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 48 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 8 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 890 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 896 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000552379100008 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0196-6553 | - |