Open AccessThe Response of Medical Doctors and Hospital Administration to Infection Prevention and Control in the Health Care of Suspected/Confirmed COVID-19 Patients
Author(s) -
Deldar Morad Abdulah,
Mahir Sadullah Saeed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infectious diseases in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1536-9943
pISSN - 1056-9103
DOI - 10.1097/ipc.0000000000000974
Subject(s) - medicine , infection control , triage , outbreak , hygiene , health care , emergency medicine , covid-19 , personal protective equipment , public health , medical emergency , family medicine , intensive care medicine , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , economics , economic growth
The outbreak of novel coronavirus infection emerged in and spread from China to other countries. Health care workers are at significant risk of infection from this virus in medical settings. We aimed to explore and evaluate the response of medical doctors and hospital administration to infection prevention and control of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.