Open AccessCOVID-19 Screening for Hospitalized Patients: The Role of Expanded Hospital Surveillance in a Low Prevalence Setting
Author(s) -
Jen-Yu Hsu,
PoYu Liu,
Chien-Hao Tseng,
Chia-Wei Liu,
Wanting Yang,
Wei-Hsuan Huang,
Shuyuan Li,
Ya-Chun Liao,
MingJu Wu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s337258
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , emergency medicine , pandemic , pediatrics , medical emergency , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to healthcare workers and hospitalized patients. Early detection of COVID-19 cases is essential to control the spread in healthcare facilities. However, real-world data on the screening criteria for hospitalized patients remain scarce. We aimed to explore whether patients with negative results of pre-hospital screening for COVID-19 should be rescreened after admission in a low-prevalence (less than 3% of the world average) setting.