Infection risk in a gastroenterological ward during a nosocomial COVID-19 infection event

J Med Virol. 2021 Jan;93(1):30-31. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25853. Epub 2020 Oct 14.

Authors

Tasuku Hara^{1

2}, Chie Yamamoto^{2

3}, Ryo Sawada³, Tomoya Ohara¹, Kohei Oka¹, Naoto Iwai¹, Yutaka Inada¹, Toshifumi Tsuji¹, Takashi Okuda¹, Toshiyuki Komaki¹, Keizo Kagawa¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fukuchiyama City Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
² Infection Control Team (ICT), Fukuchiyama City Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuchiyama City Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; digestive disease; hospital-acquired infection; infection control; nosocomial SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19 / complications*
Cross Infection / complications*
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Gastroenterology
Hospital Units
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2*
Young Adult