item: #1 of 77 id: cord-252149-0n58lec6 author: Wang, Jiancong title: To relax restrictions: Are communities ready to deal with repeated epidemic waves of COVID-19? date: 2020-05-11 words: 1100 flesch: 42 summary: Third, China implemented 'closed-off' management of residential communities. We learned the lesson of a rapid increase in the demand for the medical products during early outbreak, and these facilities will quickly meet the medical needs of the community as well as reduce the risk of community spread of the virus. keywords: cases; community; covid-19; health cache: cord-252149-0n58lec6.txt plain text: cord-252149-0n58lec6.txt item: #2 of 77 id: cord-252344-5a0sriq9 author: Saleh, Sameh N. title: Understanding public perception of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) social distancing on Twitter date: 2020-08-06 words: 3669 flesch: 47 summary: The hashtags #socialdistancing and #stayathome, which were the top trending social distancing hashtags at the time of data extraction, were used to identify tweets related to social distancing. We studied public perception of social distancing through organic, large-scale discussion on Twitter. keywords: analysis; distancing; hashtags; public; sentiment; socialdistancing; topics; tweets; twitter cache: cord-252344-5a0sriq9.txt plain text: cord-252344-5a0sriq9.txt item: #3 of 77 id: cord-252714-idlyl4ga author: Islam, M. Saiful title: Current knowledge of COVID-19 and infection prevention and control strategies in healthcare settings: A global analysis date: 2020-05-15 words: 5670 flesch: 45 summary: To identify COVID-19 IPC guidelines, we visited the websites of the international public health agencies such as CDC, ECDC, WHO, as well as the Australian Government Department of Health, the Bureau of Disease Prevention and Control of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, and Public Health England. For example, blood, saliva, and stool, of COVID-19 patients have been tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, 60,63,69 but the precise role these body fluids play in disease transmission in healthcare settings and the ways in which they may be transferred remain uncertain. keywords: control; coronavirus; cov-2; covid-19; guidelines; hcps; health; infection; ipc; patients; prevention; sars; transmission cache: cord-252714-idlyl4ga.txt plain text: cord-252714-idlyl4ga.txt item: #4 of 77 id: cord-255458-81ugj38k author: Doll, Michelle E. title: Utility of retesting for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 in hospitalized patients: Impact of the interval between tests date: 2020-05-11 words: 1169 flesch: 42 summary: Reports of serial patient testing indicate that the quantity of virus is highest in the first week after symptom onset, with a potential to decrease as patients recover. 3, 4 However, cases of high probability symptomatic patients with false-negative testing early in the course of illness have been reported. keywords: covid-19; patients; testing cache: cord-255458-81ugj38k.txt plain text: cord-255458-81ugj38k.txt item: #5 of 77 id: cord-255652-3n2dxljj author: Challener, Douglas W. title: Screening for COVID-19: Patient factors predicting positive PCR test date: 2020-05-19 words: 1164 flesch: 46 summary: Patients with positive tests were significantly more likely to have travelled to a major metropolitan area within the preceding 2 weeks or to have come into contact with a person with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Recent travel and exposure to a confirmed case were both highly predictive of positive testing. keywords: covid-19; patients; screening; testing cache: cord-255652-3n2dxljj.txt plain text: cord-255652-3n2dxljj.txt item: #6 of 77 id: cord-257994-i6hut28h author: Nogee, Daniel title: Covid-19 and the N95 respirator shortage: Closing the gap date: 2020-04-13 words: 593 flesch: 26 summary: key: cord-257994-i6hut28h authors: Nogee, Daniel; Tomassoni, Anthony J. title: Covid-19 and the N95 respirator shortage: Closing the gap date: 2020-04-13 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.124 sha: doc_id: 257994 cord_uid: i6hut28h Due to extreme shortages of personal protective equipment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare workers will be forced to recycle protective masks intended for disposal after a single use. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented demand for disposable particulate filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) typified by N95 respirators in widespread use. keywords: use; uvgi cache: cord-257994-i6hut28h.txt plain text: cord-257994-i6hut28h.txt item: #7 of 77 id: cord-259396-vmc2q1bi author: Periyasamy, Petrick title: Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk: Surgical or N95 masks? date: 2020-09-15 words: 1531 flesch: 46 summary: A cluster randomized clinical trial comparing fit-tested and non-fit-tested N95 respirators to medical masks to prevent respiratory virus infection in health care workers Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis COVID-19 and the risk to health care workers: a case report Medical masks vs N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 in healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials Nonpharmaceutical measures for pandemic influenza in nonhealthcare settings-personal protective and environmental measures Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: systematic review Surface environmental, and personal protective equipment contamination by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from a symptomatic patient Effectiveness of masks and respirators against respiratory infections in healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis Guidance on the use of respiratory and facial protection equipment Acknowledgments. In one study comparing fit-testing with no fittesting, there was no difference in respiratory infection risk between the 2 groups. keywords: covid-19; hcws; masks; sars cache: cord-259396-vmc2q1bi.txt plain text: cord-259396-vmc2q1bi.txt item: #8 of 77 id: cord-261985-ezzcgy6z author: Musa, Saif A. title: COVID-19: Defining an invisible enemy within healthcare and the community date: 2020-06-08 words: 686 flesch: 40 summary: The rates of HoHA and HoPHA COVID-19 cases per total number of hospital admissions during this period were 32 of 1,818 (1.76%) and 32 of 1,818 (1.76%), respectively. Our data demonstrate that healthcare-associated COVID-19 has contributed an important number of cases patients during the height of a pandemic. keywords: covid-19; days cache: cord-261985-ezzcgy6z.txt plain text: cord-261985-ezzcgy6z.txt item: #9 of 77 id: cord-262520-480kgpp2 author: Kim, Yun Jeong title: How to keep patients and staff safe from accidental SARS-CoV-2 exposure in the emergency room: Lessons from South Korea’s explosive COVID-19 outbreak date: 2020-07-30 words: 3975 flesch: 49 summary: (5) A portable negative-pressure isolation chamber was employed for COVID-19 patients and for patients whose COVID-19 status had not been identified but who needed to be moved inside the hospital beyond the ER. Since the 31st Korean case, who was the first in Daegu, was diagnosed on February 18, 2020, the number of COVID-19 patients increased explosively because of a cluster infection among a religious group called Shincheonji, which accounted for~70% of the Daegu cases. keywords: covid-19; hours; outbreak; patients; period; sars; shutdown; tests cache: cord-262520-480kgpp2.txt plain text: cord-262520-480kgpp2.txt item: #10 of 77 id: cord-265309-1su480xi author: Bagdasarian, Natasha title: A safe and efficient, naturally ventilated structure for COVID-19 surge capacity in Singapore date: 2020-06-24 words: 1215 flesch: 44 summary: Containment effectiveness of expedient patient isolation units Implementing a negative-pressure isolation ward for a surge in airborne infectious patients Proposed protocol to keep COVID-19 out of hospitals Environmental control measures for airborne infection isolation surge capacity planning in health care facilities for smallpox, SARS or other infections. This report demonstrates the potential for an adapted structure to provide rapid, safe and effective surge capacity for the triage, screening and management of COVID-19 patients. keywords: covid-19; emd; hospital; patients; structure cache: cord-265309-1su480xi.txt plain text: cord-265309-1su480xi.txt item: #11 of 77 id: cord-268935-4obwu75u author: Lepak, Alexander J. title: Implementation of infection control measures to prevent healthcare-associated transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) date: 2020-10-12 words: 969 flesch: 36 summary: key: cord-268935-4obwu75u authors: Lepak, Alexander J.; Shirley, Daniel K.; Buys, Ashley; Stevens, Linda; Safdar, Nasia title: Implementation of infection control measures to prevent healthcare-associated transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) date: 2020-10-12 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.1262 sha: doc_id: 268935 cord_uid: 4obwu75u Care of SARS-CoV-2-positive patients in healthcare institutions is challenging because of potential risk of transmission to other vulnerable patients. We describe infection control measures which were associated with no instances of hospital transmission. keywords: inpatient; patients; testing cache: cord-268935-4obwu75u.txt plain text: cord-268935-4obwu75u.txt item: #12 of 77 id: cord-271146-levsbye2 author: Almuabbadi, Basel title: Novel transportation capsule technology could reduce the exposure risk to SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers: A feasibility study date: 2020-07-22 words: 345 flesch: 39 summary: Also, 109 HCWs were employed for the transportation of COVID-19 patients: 39 physicians, 20 respiratory physiotherapists, 20 ICU nurses, and 30 paramedics (Fig. 1) . In conclusion, the insulated patient capsule has proven to be an efficient technology for the transportation of COVID-19 patients. keywords: patients; transportation cache: cord-271146-levsbye2.txt plain text: cord-271146-levsbye2.txt item: #13 of 77 id: cord-271360-2s6h4u8p author: Gon, Giorgia title: Reducing hand recontamination of healthcare workers during COVID-19 date: 2020-04-06 words: 1004 flesch: 37 summary: Hand hygiene is particularly critical for frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) who are overstretched and for whom this key routine task must be easy to complete and effective. However, a neglected aspect of hand hygiene, even in the absence of a global pandemic, is the risk of touching surfaces or objects that could recontaminate hands after hand rubbing or washing, whether gloves are worn or not. keywords: hand; hygiene; recontamination cache: cord-271360-2s6h4u8p.txt plain text: cord-271360-2s6h4u8p.txt item: #14 of 77 id: cord-273477-ifhgbm2e author: Lee, Joon Kee title: Wearing face masks regardless of symptoms is crucial for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in hospitals date: 2020-05-06 words: 832 flesch: 42 summary: 8 To prevent hospital spread of COVID-19, hospital entrance control, wearing of face masks, and strict hand hygiene protocols appear to be effective. Although face masks cannot completely prevent COVID-19, patients spread the virus through coughing, 7 and face masks may reduce the number and travel distance of respiratory droplets. keywords: covid-19; hospital; masks cache: cord-273477-ifhgbm2e.txt plain text: cord-273477-ifhgbm2e.txt item: #15 of 77 id: cord-273500-u8m59f17 author: Slade, David H. title: Return to work during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Temperature screening is no panacea date: 2020-09-23 words: 974 flesch: 42 summary: Temperature screening is no panacea date: 2020-09-23 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.1225 sha: doc_id: 273500 cord_uid: u8m59f17 nan To the Editor-In the midst of the current pandemic, employee screening is a critical component of reopening businesses, but cost is an important consideration. Temperature screening can be performed in several ways: (1) home screening using commercial thermometers; (2) in person temperature measurement with noncontact infrared thermometers; and (3) automated noncontact thermal imaging cameras. keywords: cost; covid-19; screening; temperature cache: cord-273500-u8m59f17.txt plain text: cord-273500-u8m59f17.txt item: #16 of 77 id: cord-273541-47n8i2qg author: Mena Lora, Alfredo J. title: Feasibility and impact of inverted classroom methodology for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic preparedness at an urban community hospital date: 2020-10-20 words: 1544 flesch: 50 summary: We describe our experience using inverted classroom methodology (ICM) for COVID-19 pandemic preparedness in a small hospital with limited infection prevention staff. The evidence for 'flipping out': a systematic review of the flipped classroom in nursing education Flipped OR: a modified didactical concept for a surgical clerkship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Fear of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) among health care workers Long-term psychological and occupational effects of providing hospital healthcare during SARS outbreak Impact of inverted classroom methodology (ICM) on healthcare worker (HCW) attitudes and perceptions about COVID-19 Acknowledgments. keywords: covid-19; icm; infection; pandemic; use cache: cord-273541-47n8i2qg.txt plain text: cord-273541-47n8i2qg.txt item: #17 of 77 id: cord-273675-0oiq44gl author: Wu, Di title: To alert coinfection of COVID-19 and dengue virus in developing countries in the dengue-endemic area date: 2020-05-04 words: 568 flesch: 58 summary: Thus, COVID-19 patients can present the same clinical signs as dengue patients. 1 Gabriel Yan et al 2 reported 2 cases of COVID-19 patients coinfected with dengue fever in Singapore. keywords: dengue; fever cache: cord-273675-0oiq44gl.txt plain text: cord-273675-0oiq44gl.txt item: #18 of 77 id: cord-274871-jlquvz51 author: Nori, Priya title: Bacterial and fungal coinfections in COVID-19 patients hospitalized during the New York City pandemic surge date: 2020-07-24 words: 2207 flesch: 37 summary: key: cord-274871-jlquvz51 authors: Nori, Priya; Cowman, Kelsie; Chen, Victor; Bartash, Rachel; Szymczak, Wendy; Madaline, Theresa; Punjabi Katiyar, Chitra; Jain, Ruchika; Aldrich, Margaret; Weston, Gregory; Gialanella, Philip; Corpuz, Marilou; Gendlina, Inessa; Guo, Yi title: Bacterial and fungal coinfections in COVID-19 patients hospitalized during the New York City pandemic surge date: 2020-07-24 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.368 sha: doc_id: 274871 cord_uid: jlquvz51 We observed bacterial or fungal coinfections in COVID-19 patients admitted between March 1 and April 18, 2020 (152 of 4,267, 3.6%). keywords: coinfections; covid-19; cultures; days; patients; study cache: cord-274871-jlquvz51.txt plain text: cord-274871-jlquvz51.txt item: #19 of 77 id: cord-275420-zkxyxiv5 author: Crabtree, Scott J. title: The role of multidisciplinary infection prevention teams in identifying community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States date: 2020-07-23 words: 1191 flesch: 45 summary: key: cord-275420-zkxyxiv5 authors: Crabtree, Scott J.; Cohen, Stuart H. title: The role of multidisciplinary infection prevention teams in identifying community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States date: 2020-07-23 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.360 sha: doc_id: 275420 cord_uid: zkxyxiv5 Antimicrobial stewardship handshake rounds, involving the regular in-person interaction between stewardship teams and frontline providers, were first rolled out at Children's Hospital Colorado in 2013, with good results. keywords: case; patient; team cache: cord-275420-zkxyxiv5.txt plain text: cord-275420-zkxyxiv5.txt item: #20 of 77 id: cord-275765-58iul47s author: Yao, Wenlong title: Critical role of Wuhan cabin hospitals in controlling the local COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-04-22 words: 1156 flesch: 51 summary: key: cord-275765-58iul47s authors: Yao, Wenlong; Wang, Xueren; Liu, Tianzhu title: Critical role of Wuhan cabin hospitals in controlling the local COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-04-22 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.167 sha: doc_id: 275765 cord_uid: 58iul47s nan To the Editor-COVID-19 is quickly spreading all over the world. Here, we evaluate the role of cabin hospitals in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic by retrospectively analyzing the correlation between available beds in cabin hospitals and epidemic data. keywords: cabin; cases; covid-19 cache: cord-275765-58iul47s.txt plain text: cord-275765-58iul47s.txt item: #21 of 77 id: cord-277776-5r9comw2 author: John, Amrita R. title: Scalable in-hospital decontamination of N95 filtering face-piece respirator with a peracetic acid room disinfection system date: 2020-10-12 words: 4214 flesch: 46 summary: Methods and implications for safety Institution of a novel process for N95 respirator disinfection with vaporized hydrogen peroxide in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic at a large academic medical center Acknowledgments. [13] [14] [15] Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) was given provisional US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization (EUA) for the decontamination of used N95 respirators. keywords: cycle; decontamination; disinfection; masks; minutes; n95; paa; peroxide; phase; respirators; room; time cache: cord-277776-5r9comw2.txt plain text: cord-277776-5r9comw2.txt item: #22 of 77 id: cord-278130-x83kl052 author: Wander, Pandora L. title: Risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness in healthcare workers: Too many unknowns date: 2020-04-27 words: 775 flesch: 43 summary: In addition, we call for more research into the risk factors leading to severe illness among HCWs, defined as COVID-19 requiring hospitalization or admission to the intensive care unit. Despite being younger and healthier than the general population with COVID-19, HCWs have similar rates of severe illness. keywords: coronavirus; covid-19; hcws cache: cord-278130-x83kl052.txt plain text: cord-278130-x83kl052.txt item: #23 of 77 id: cord-278987-3s5p9yw6 author: Hirotsu, Yosuke title: Environmental cleaning is effective for the eradication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in contaminated hospital rooms: A patient from the Diamond Princess cruise ship date: 2020-04-17 words: 517 flesch: 47 summary: key: cord-278987-3s5p9yw6 authors: Hirotsu, Yosuke; Maejima, Makoto; Nakajima, Masumi; Mochizuki, Hitoshi; Omata, Masao title: Environmental cleaning is effective for the eradication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in contaminated hospital rooms: A patient from the Diamond Princess cruise ship date: 2020-04-17 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.144 sha: doc_id: 278987 cord_uid: 3s5p9yw6 nan oxygen from day 4 to day 15. In summary, our data indicate the effectiveness of environmental cleaning for SARS-CoV-2 decontamination. keywords: cov-2; sars cache: cord-278987-3s5p9yw6.txt plain text: cord-278987-3s5p9yw6.txt item: #24 of 77 id: cord-279639-9vd3ew41 author: Cronin, Sean title: RE: Universal SARS-CoV-2 testing on admission to the labor and delivery unit: Low prevalence among asymptomatic obstetric patients date: 2020-07-30 words: 549 flesch: 41 summary: The higher rate of asymptomatic pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2, who may still infect healthcare providers and others, demonstrates the importance of universal testing of pregnant women admitted to labor and delivery, as well as precautions such as mask wearing and hand washing. Noting that their rate was substantially lower than that reported in New York City, the authors theorized that it might be due to their patients (1) being tested >30 days after physical distancing orders were in place; (2) the population density of Boston being less than New York City; and (3) New York women underreporting symptoms due to New York hospitals banning support people from labor and delivery. keywords: delivery; labor cache: cord-279639-9vd3ew41.txt plain text: cord-279639-9vd3ew41.txt item: #25 of 77 id: cord-281194-yafwcway author: Amir-Behghadami, Mehrdad title: Battle with COVID-19 in Iran: What lessons can be learned from the implementation of response strategies so far? date: 2020-05-13 words: 1132 flesch: 47 summary: The blood plasma of people who have recovered from COVID-19 infection will be donated to patients to boost their immune systems. For this reason, the first action after the media provided public education on COVID-19 disease was to establish a Corona National Antivirus Headquarters chaired by the President of Iran and headed by the MOHME. keywords: coronavirus; covid-19; health; patients cache: cord-281194-yafwcway.txt plain text: cord-281194-yafwcway.txt item: #26 of 77 id: cord-283623-umqu07te author: Ponce-Alonso, Manuel title: Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on nosocomial Clostridioides difficile infection date: 2020-09-08 words: 3230 flesch: 34 summary: We compared the incidence density (cases per 10,000 patient days) of nosocomial CDI in a tertiary-care teaching hospital in Madrid over 2 periods: (1) the peak incidence of COVID-19 at our hospital (COVID-19 period: March 11, 2020, to May 11, 2020) and (2) the same period of the previous year (control period: March 11, 2019, to May 11, 2019) . Evolution of C. difficile infection (CDI) over time, from control period (left) to COVID-19 period (right). keywords: cdi; control; covid-19; days; difficile; patient; period cache: cord-283623-umqu07te.txt plain text: cord-283623-umqu07te.txt item: #27 of 77 id: cord-284402-629pxjo1 author: Chan, Derwin K. C. title: Why people failed to adhere to COVID-19 preventive behaviors? Perspectives from an integrated behavior change model date: 2020-05-15 words: 1089 flesch: 23 summary: In support to the psychological factors in the integrated model 5 , there are social situations or personal beliefs that facilitate autonomous motivation (eg, preventing COVID-19 is what I want to do because I am responsible for my own health), attitude (eg, accessible online information about the values of COVID-19 prevention), subjective norms (eg, family or friends who are following the COVID-19 preventive strategies say I should do the same), and perceived behavioral control (eg, training resources that make it easier for me to correctly apply COVID-19 preventive behavior such as hand hygiene). key: cord-284402-629pxjo1 authors: Chan, Derwin K. C.; Zhang, Chun-Qing; Weman-Josefsson, Karin title: Why people failed to adhere to COVID-19 preventive behaviors? keywords: covid-19; model; motivation cache: cord-284402-629pxjo1.txt plain text: cord-284402-629pxjo1.txt item: #28 of 77 id: cord-285406-mlpqvshk author: Van Praet, Jens T. title: Prevention of nosocomial COVID-19: Another challenge of the pandemic date: 2020-04-23 words: 681 flesch: 42 summary: In these same weeks, the screening positivity rates of symptomatic healthcare workers in our hospital were 8.6% (6 out of 70), 31% (17 out of 54), 39% (16 out of 41) and 28% (16 out of 57), respectively and the numbers of patients diagnosed with probable nosocomial COVID-19 were 0, 4, 4, and 23, respectively. We defined probable nosocomial COVID-19 as a diagnosis made beyond 4 days of hospitalization and the absence of clinical suspicion of COVID-19 upon admission. keywords: covid-19; week cache: cord-285406-mlpqvshk.txt plain text: cord-285406-mlpqvshk.txt item: #29 of 77 id: cord-286885-eih8a6ul author: Ali, Sheikh Muhammad Ebad title: One-house one-person testing: Strategical plan to limit COVID-19 spread in stage three in the developing world date: 2020-05-06 words: 832 flesch: 48 summary: I request that researchers conduct cross-sectional studies to execute this plan, which could save lives by preventing local transmission from asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. As of April 23, 2020, 2,630,516 confirmed COVID-19 cases, along with 183,924 COVID-19 deaths and 58,139 COVID-19 patients in critical condition have been reported. keywords: cases; covid-19; transmission cache: cord-286885-eih8a6ul.txt plain text: cord-286885-eih8a6ul.txt item: #30 of 77 id: cord-287167-rc9a5xs5 author: Kyaw, Win Mar title: Healthcare worker acute respiratory illness cluster in 2020: Could it be from COVID-19? date: 2020-07-23 words: 1122 flesch: 53 summary: 7 During the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of public healthtrained personnel maintained close monitoring of staff sickness reporting to identify ARI clusters among the 12,000 HCWs working at the 1,600-bed TTSH and its collocated 330-bed National Centre for Infectious Diseases, the national referral centre for COVID-19 response. We examined the epidemiology of ARI clusters identified in HCWs in the first 27 weeks of 2020, and we compared them with the ARI clusters in 2019. keywords: ari; clusters; hcws; staff cache: cord-287167-rc9a5xs5.txt plain text: cord-287167-rc9a5xs5.txt item: #31 of 77 id: cord-287303-b7vg439c author: Piché-Renaud, Pierre-Philippe title: Healthcare worker perception of a global outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and personal protective equipment: Survey of a pediatric tertiary-care hospital date: 2020-08-12 words: 3614 flesch: 41 summary: COVID-19 PPE training was done in person with a hands-on demonstration of donning and doffing by the nurse educators as well as by the Occupational Health and Safety team (ie, occupational hygienists). COVID-19-specific PPE training had the most significant impact on HCWs knowledge of PPE donning and doffing. keywords: care; contracting; covid-19; hcws; ipac; ppe; survey; work cache: cord-287303-b7vg439c.txt plain text: cord-287303-b7vg439c.txt item: #32 of 77 id: cord-288122-8hhtondh author: Tsuchida, Tomoya title: Development of a protective device for RT-PCR testing SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients date: 2020-04-13 words: 478 flesch: 59 summary: On March 14, 2020, we developed a protective box (product name, Star Ball Shield) to be used in patients with suspected COVID-19 during clinical examinations or performance of RT-PCR in collaboration with Star Ball Company, Kitakyushu City, Japan ( Figure 1 ). The Star Ball Shield is extremely helpful in the examination of patients with suspected COVID-19. keywords: patient; shield cache: cord-288122-8hhtondh.txt plain text: cord-288122-8hhtondh.txt item: #33 of 77 id: cord-289901-xb1wg3xv author: Krantz, Steven G. title: Level of underreporting including underdiagnosis before the first peak of COVID-19 in various countries: Preliminary retrospective results based on wavelets and deterministic modeling date: 2020-04-09 words: 734 flesch: 45 summary: We collected COVID-19 and population data for each country from the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 Worldometer, 2 and World Bank 10 sources. Once we obtain more data on the duration of COVID-19 living on nonliving surfaces, we can build more complex models with more parameters. keywords: cases; data cache: cord-289901-xb1wg3xv.txt plain text: cord-289901-xb1wg3xv.txt item: #34 of 77 id: cord-291265-qmylxndp author: Moravvej, Zahra title: COVID-19 pandemic: Ophthalmic practice and precautions in a tertiary eye hospital in Iran date: 2020-04-23 words: 1223 flesch: 46 summary: 4 Cases of conjunctivitis have been reported in COVID-19 patients. Medical specialties involve various examinations that may put patients and practitioners at risk of infection. keywords: covid-19; eye; hospital; infection; patients cache: cord-291265-qmylxndp.txt plain text: cord-291265-qmylxndp.txt item: #35 of 77 id: cord-292736-698j35gp author: Keating, Julie A. title: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and antibiotic stewardship: Using a systems engineering approach to maintain patient safety date: 2020-10-12 words: 1175 flesch: 20 summary: key: cord-292736-698j35gp authors: Keating, Julie A.; McKinley, Linda; Safdar, Nasia title: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and antibiotic stewardship: Using a systems engineering approach to maintain patient safety date: 2020-10-12 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.1263 sha: doc_id: 292736 cord_uid: 698j35gp Antibiotic stewardship (AS) practices are critical during the COVID-19 pandemic due to risks of antibiotic overuse on patient safety, including Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). The COVID-19 pandemic response has further increased the complexity of antibiotic stewardship. keywords: cdi; covid-19; patients; stewardship cache: cord-292736-698j35gp.txt plain text: cord-292736-698j35gp.txt item: #36 of 77 id: cord-297641-bgmib6xb author: Meng, Xiujuan title: Alert for SARS-CoV-2 infection caused by fecal aerosols in rural areas in China date: 2020-04-07 words: 640 flesch: 47 summary: 3 Subsequent studies suggested that the plumbing and ventilation systems at Amoy Gardens interacted to allow transmission of the SARS virus and that high concentrations of viral aerosols in the plumbing were the primary mode of transmission in this outbreak. The feces may form high concentrations of viral aerosols that travel through the air to cause infection. keywords: areas; sars cache: cord-297641-bgmib6xb.txt plain text: cord-297641-bgmib6xb.txt item: #37 of 77 id: cord-297886-kxb17zx4 author: Kluger, Dan M. title: Impact of healthcare worker shift scheduling on workforce preservation during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-07-20 words: 1727 flesch: 43 summary: Figure 2 depicts the outcomes of the 5 staff scheduling scenarios for mean patient hospital stays of 2 and 5 days, typical for maternity and medicine floors, respectively, indicating team failure probability as a function of physician rotation length. However, in all simulations analyzed, physician and nurse rotation lengths of 1-3 days led to higher team failure rates; shorter rotations resulted in exposure of more HCWs to an infected patient. keywords: covid-19; days; nurses; patient; team cache: cord-297886-kxb17zx4.txt plain text: cord-297886-kxb17zx4.txt item: #38 of 77 id: cord-298693-x25r0gtt author: Advani, Sonali D. title: Are we forgetting the “universal” in universal masking? Current challenges and future solutions date: 2020-07-16 words: 846 flesch: 37 summary: key: cord-298693-x25r0gtt authors: Advani, Sonali D.; Yarrington, Michael E.; Smith, Becky A.; Anderson, Deverick J.; Sexton, Daniel J. title: Are we forgetting the “universal” in universal masking? Current challenges and future solutions date: 2020-07-16 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.333 sha: doc_id: 298693 cord_uid: x25r0gtt nan Overall, HCP compliance with protective measures such as universal masking often correlates with the level of risk they perceive. keywords: hcps; masking; universal cache: cord-298693-x25r0gtt.txt plain text: cord-298693-x25r0gtt.txt item: #39 of 77 id: cord-300138-1s87msv2 author: Jang, Youngeun title: Olfactory and taste disorder: The first and only sign in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia date: 2020-04-20 words: 712 flesch: 48 summary: Genome sequencing showed that the causal agent of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a β-coronavirus belonging to subgenus of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) viruses but a different clade. In ROK, close contacts are tested for SARS-CoV-2 after 14 days of quarantine to exclude asymptomatic infections. keywords: cov-2; sars; taste cache: cord-300138-1s87msv2.txt plain text: cord-300138-1s87msv2.txt item: #40 of 77 id: cord-300245-9vckgxt0 author: Wong, Shuk-Ching title: Absence of nosocomial influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infection in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era: Implication of universal masking in hospitals date: 2020-08-17 words: 1508 flesch: 45 summary: Surgical masks were provided to all patients. The compliance rates of wearing surgical masks among HCWs was 100% (889 of 889) and among adult patients was 75.9% (1,155 of 1,522). keywords: covid-19; hcws; influenza; masking cache: cord-300245-9vckgxt0.txt plain text: cord-300245-9vckgxt0.txt item: #41 of 77 id: cord-303680-lva35prk author: Chopra, Teena title: Detroit under siege, the enemy within: The impact of the COVID-19 collision date: 2020-04-21 words: 741 flesch: 55 summary: The measurement of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and black and white residential segregation in metropolitan Detroit: implications for the study of social disparities in health City of Opportunity. The growth of the infection rate and the total cumulative numbers of cases in Detroit are high, with a curve steeper than that of New York due to the dangerous combination of inadequate resources and higher rates of comorbid conditions like hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. keywords: city; detroit cache: cord-303680-lva35prk.txt plain text: cord-303680-lva35prk.txt item: #42 of 77 id: cord-305437-e1hcsnr7 author: Tang, Xiujuan title: Positive RT-PCR tests among discharged COVID-19 patients in Shenzhen, China date: 2020-04-16 words: 1009 flesch: 55 summary: However, Lan et al 1 recently reported 4 cases who were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at 5 days after discharge, suggesting positive status among discharged patients. Together, 10.5% of discharged patients showed virus shredding around an average of 4.7 days after discharge (range, 2-13 days). keywords: patients; positive; swabs cache: cord-305437-e1hcsnr7.txt plain text: cord-305437-e1hcsnr7.txt item: #43 of 77 id: cord-305560-ade9wqwk author: Nestler, Matthew J. title: Impact of COVID-19 on pneumonia-focused antibiotic use at an academic medical center date: 2020-07-23 words: 1133 flesch: 42 summary: Thus, we tested the null hypothesis that antibiotic use in April or May 2020 was the same as the mean use from April 2019 to March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted health systems, and concern that antibiotic use may drive antibiotic resistance is widespread. keywords: april; covid-19; use cache: cord-305560-ade9wqwk.txt plain text: cord-305560-ade9wqwk.txt item: #44 of 77 id: cord-306913-7i7f3ntr author: Lin, Hui-Ling title: Managing humidity support in intubated ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) date: 2020-08-12 words: 1125 flesch: 31 summary: During circuit disconnection, sudden depressurization generates shear-force from high ventilator gas flow, resulting in the expulsion of potentially contaminated condensates as bioaerosols. key: cord-306913-7i7f3ntr authors: Lin, Hui-Ling; Fink, James B.; Tsai, Ying-Huang; Wan, Gwo-Hwa title: Managing humidity support in intubated ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) date: 2020-08-12 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.418 sha: doc_id: 306913 cord_uid: 7i7f3ntr nan To the Editor-Humidification is vital in supporting the airways of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients. keywords: circuit; patients; ventilator cache: cord-306913-7i7f3ntr.txt plain text: cord-306913-7i7f3ntr.txt item: #45 of 77 id: cord-310026-j418v75n author: Miller, Jemima H. title: Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic isolation measures on the rate of non–COVID-19 infections in hematology patients date: 2020-10-20 words: 1178 flesch: 44 summary: The incidence of respiratory virus infection was lower in 2020 with 29 of 143 (20.27%) positive tests in 2019 compared to 29 of 266 (10.90%) in 2020 (P = .01). 4,5 Therefore, increased awareness and utilization of infection control measures is vital for reducing rates of infection. keywords: covid-19; infection; patients; pcr cache: cord-310026-j418v75n.txt plain text: cord-310026-j418v75n.txt item: #46 of 77 id: cord-310285-ua894psi author: Khatri, Anadi title: COVID-19 and ophthalmology: An underappreciated occupational hazard date: 2020-07-20 words: 634 flesch: 47 summary: Efforts focused on extensive testing of these materials and designs to make them more protective and comfortable are necessary immediately if we are to continue serving with confidence in this era of the new normal. COVID-19 and ophthalmology: an underappreciated occupational hazard Survey of ophthalmology practitioners in A&E on current COVID-19 guidance at three major UK eye hospitals Personal protective equipment and COVID-19 Challenges of return to work in an ongoing pandemic COVID-19: limiting the risks for eye care professionals Safety testing improvised COVID-19 personal protective equipment based on a modified full-face snorkel mask Acknowledgments. Although it has become a norm, the evidence is already clear that many ophthalmologists and eye care professionals are having difficulties related to PPE use. keywords: covid-19; ppe cache: cord-310285-ua894psi.txt plain text: cord-310285-ua894psi.txt item: #47 of 77 id: cord-313246-2gtiqrnj author: Hazra, Aniruddha title: Coinfections with SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens date: 2020-07-03 words: 802 flesch: 44 summary: Our results suggest that infection with other respiratory pathogens is uncommon among patients with COVID-19. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study Rates of coinfection between SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens Interpreting diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 Viral pneumonia Illinois Department of Public Health website Acknowledgments. keywords: cov-2; sars cache: cord-313246-2gtiqrnj.txt plain text: cord-313246-2gtiqrnj.txt item: #48 of 77 id: cord-313292-w0ud098l author: Moradi, Hazhir title: Lessons learned from Korea: COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-04-03 words: 513 flesch: 57 summary: World Health Organization Public health crisis preparedness and response in Korea The first case of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia imported into Korea from Wuhan, China: implication for infection prevention and control measures How to manage a public health crisis and bioterrorism in Korea An update on the 2019-nCoV outbreak Transmission potential of COVID-19 in South Korea Press release: news room, 2020. Early detection helped Korea eliminate the infection from the community and restrict it to health facilities, which is an essential aspect of outbreak response. keywords: health; korea cache: cord-313292-w0ud098l.txt plain text: cord-313292-w0ud098l.txt item: #49 of 77 id: cord-315585-bjij8ds7 author: Wee, Liang En title: Respiratory surveillance wards as a strategy to reduce nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 through early detection: The experience of a tertiary-care hospital in Singapore date: 2020-05-08 words: 3973 flesch: 45 summary: The average age of admitted patients was 68 years (SD, 17.49). CONCLUSIONS: Our institution successfully utilized the strategy of an RSW over a 6-week period to contain a cluster of COVID-19 cases and to prevent patient–HCW transmission. keywords: cases; covid-19; patients; rsw; sars; testing; transmission cache: cord-315585-bjij8ds7.txt plain text: cord-315585-bjij8ds7.txt item: #50 of 77 id: cord-315689-a3tvoana author: Tan, Caixia title: Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: What do we need to know? date: 2020-05-06 words: 1309 flesch: 40 summary: Meanwhile, a growing body of are reporting that many COVID-19 infections might present no or only mild symptoms, with a much higher proportion of asymptomatic infections than previously expected. Finally, although many detection methods are available, individuals in the window period of COVID-19 infection can be missed, and up to 29% of patients could have an initial RT-PCR false-negative result, 17 a paper prepublished on the medRxiv website suggests, so it is possible that a large portion of asymptomatic infections are going undetected. keywords: asymptomatic; covid-19; sars; symptoms cache: cord-315689-a3tvoana.txt plain text: cord-315689-a3tvoana.txt item: #51 of 77 id: cord-318766-vx0dnnxh author: Wendt, Ralph title: Comprehensive investigation of an in-hospital transmission cluster of a symptomatic SARS-CoV-2–positive physician among patients and healthcare workers in Germany date: 2020-06-03 words: 1565 flesch: 43 summary: The next day, she stayed at home, but she returned the following day for another 3 hours of hospital work, still coughing heavily and apparently ill. We tested a large number of possible contact persons of a symptomatic SARS-CoV-2-infected physician among HCWs and patients on day 5 after exposure; all were negative. keywords: contacts; cov-2; hospital; sars cache: cord-318766-vx0dnnxh.txt plain text: cord-318766-vx0dnnxh.txt item: #52 of 77 id: cord-319427-jkxioc1j author: Mughal, Mohsin Sheraz title: The prevalence of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) IgG antibodies in intensive care unit (ICU) healthcare personnel (HCP) and its implications—a single-center, prospective, pilot study date: 2020-06-12 words: 859 flesch: 46 summary: key: cord-319427-jkxioc1j authors: Mughal, Mohsin Sheraz; Kaur, Ikwinder Preet; Patton, Chandler D.; Mikhail, Nagy H.; Vareechon, Chairut; Granet, Kenneth M. title: The prevalence of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) IgG antibodies in intensive care unit (ICU) healthcare personnel (HCP) and its implications—a single-center, prospective, pilot study date: 2020-06-12 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.298 sha: doc_id: 319427 cord_uid: jkxioc1j nan To the Editor-Healthcare personnel (HCP), including practitioners, nursing staff, respiratory therapists, and the pronepositioning team caring for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are considered to have a high risk of exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In this study, we investigated the seroconversion of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in ICU HCP exposed to critically ill COVID-19 patients. keywords: cov-2; hcp; icu; sars cache: cord-319427-jkxioc1j.txt plain text: cord-319427-jkxioc1j.txt item: #53 of 77 id: cord-321933-cq0fa3hs author: Koff, Alan G. title: Prolonged incubation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a patient on rituximab therapy date: 2020-10-07 words: 1228 flesch: 43 summary: The incubation period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from publicly reported confirmed cases: estimation and application Incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections among travellers from Wuhan, China The difference in the incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection between travelers to Hubei and nontravelers: the need for a longer quarantine period Epidemiological characteristics and incubation period of 7,015 confirmed cases with coronavirus disease 2019 outside Hubei Province in China Incubation period and other epidemiological characteristics of 2019 novel coronavirus infections with right truncation: a statistical analysis of publicly available case data COVID-19) quarantine and isolation Variation in false-negative rate of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction-based SARS-CoV-2 tests by time since exposure A case of COVID-19 with ultra-long incubation period Acknowledgments. 1 Whether prolonged incubation periods may occur in other immunosuppressing conditions remains to be evaluated, and further data in this area are needed to better define the appropriate quarantine period in this population. keywords: days; incubation; period; sars cache: cord-321933-cq0fa3hs.txt plain text: cord-321933-cq0fa3hs.txt item: #54 of 77 id: cord-323596-dh7oh54z author: Advani, Sonali D. title: Assessing severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) preparedness in US community hospitals: A forgotten entity date: 2020-10-07 words: 1552 flesch: 41 summary: Assessing preparedness of community hospitals is crucial to risk assessments and outbreak control activities in these settings. Hence, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of SARS-CoV-2 preparedness among community hospitals in southeastern United States. keywords: community; hospitals; sars; survey cache: cord-323596-dh7oh54z.txt plain text: cord-323596-dh7oh54z.txt item: #55 of 77 id: cord-323826-nxst9poy author: Amir-Behghadami, Mehrdad title: Electronic screening through community engagement: A national strategic plan to find COVID-19 patients and reduce clinical intervention delays date: 2020-05-04 words: 740 flesch: 41 summary: In addition, this plan is consistent with the overall goal of developing health systems, strengthening their capacity to meet the needs of the community, and achieving universal health coverage. These centers, as community health centers, play an important role in these efforts; they are responsible for delivering integrated care services to the population in geographically defined areas. keywords: covid-19; health; screening cache: cord-323826-nxst9poy.txt plain text: cord-323826-nxst9poy.txt item: #56 of 77 id: cord-324204-y8eckkyb author: Stevens, Michael P. title: Involving antimicrobial stewardship programs in COVID-19 response efforts: All hands on deck date: 2020-03-13 words: 757 flesch: 29 summary: key: cord-324204-y8eckkyb authors: Stevens, Michael P.; Patel, Payal K.; Nori, Priya title: Involving antimicrobial stewardship programs in COVID-19 response efforts: All hands on deck date: 2020-03-13 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.69 sha: doc_id: 324204 cord_uid: y8eckkyb nan To the Editor-To our knowledge, no formal recommendations exist for the inclusion of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in disaster planning or emergency response preparedness efforts. This yielded 254 responses: 30% noted direct involvement, 28% indicated indirect involvement, and 39% indicated no involvement in emergency response efforts or planning. keywords: asps; efforts; response cache: cord-324204-y8eckkyb.txt plain text: cord-324204-y8eckkyb.txt item: #57 of 77 id: cord-326599-n0vmb946 author: Leung, Char title: The difference in the incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection between travelers to Hubei and non-travelers: The need of a longer quarantine period date: 2020-03-18 words: 917 flesch: 43 summary: Against this background, the present work estimated the distribution of incubation periods of patients infected in and outside Hubei. Both indicator variables of the shape and scale parameters were significant in the Weibull model, suggesting different incubation period distributions between the two groups of patients. keywords: hubei; incubation; period cache: cord-326599-n0vmb946.txt plain text: cord-326599-n0vmb946.txt item: #58 of 77 id: cord-327574-24t10fs4 author: Fakih, Mohamad G. title: Overcoming COVID-19: Addressing the perception of risk and transitioning protective behaviors to habits date: 2020-06-09 words: 1119 flesch: 36 summary: One of the main predictors of people's engagement in protective behavior is risk perception. In addition, risk perception and self-efficacy beliefs are greatly influenced by the sources of information to which individuals are exposed (eg, media, friends, governmental health agencies). keywords: behaviors; covid-19; perception; risk cache: cord-327574-24t10fs4.txt plain text: cord-327574-24t10fs4.txt item: #59 of 77 id: cord-327920-51s4figy author: Kohler, Philipp P. title: Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among Swiss hospital workers: Results of a prospective cohort study date: 2020-10-08 words: 1541 flesch: 46 summary: Supporting the health care workforce during the COVID-19 global epidemic COVID-19: protecting healthcare workers is a priority Estimating the asymptomatic proportion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship False negative tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection-challenges and implications Waiting for certainty on COVID-19 antibody tests-at what cost? The aims of this prospective cohort study were to assess seropositivity for SARS-CoV-2, to identify risk exposures, and to describe the spectrum of COVID-19 symptoms among hospital workers. keywords: cmia; covid-19; participants; sars; tests cache: cord-327920-51s4figy.txt plain text: cord-327920-51s4figy.txt item: #60 of 77 id: cord-329886-3z4kps8l author: Gupta, Kalpana title: Adverse effects of nasopharyngeal swabs: Three-dimensional printed versus commercial swabs date: 2020-06-11 words: 561 flesch: 42 summary: The need for large-scale testing in the COVID-19 pandemic has created a global shortage of commercial nasopharyngeal swabs. 2 Guidance on the safe collection of nasopharyngeal samples using commercial swabs is available in text and video format 3,4 ; however, no data are available on the adverse effects of either commercial or 3D swabs, making it difficult to assess their relative safety. keywords: swabs cache: cord-329886-3z4kps8l.txt plain text: cord-329886-3z4kps8l.txt item: #61 of 77 id: cord-331130-vr8kczes author: Chirico, Francesco title: Hospital infection and COVID-19: Do not put all your eggs on the “swab” tests date: 2020-05-27 words: 780 flesch: 39 summary: Finally, a policy of universal masking and eye shielding for all healthcare providers involved in direct patient care is needed. key: cord-331130-vr8kczes authors: Chirico, Francesco; Nucera, Gabriella; Magnavita, Nicola title: Hospital infection and COVID-19: Do not put all your eggs on the “swab” tests date: 2020-05-27 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.254 sha: doc_id: 331130 cord_uid: vr8kczes nan To the Editor-In healthcare settings, including long-term care facilities, hospital administrators have a legal obligation to set up a risk assessment strategy to carry out effective prevention and control measures during the management of suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection. keywords: covid-19; patients; swab cache: cord-331130-vr8kczes.txt plain text: cord-331130-vr8kczes.txt item: #62 of 77 id: cord-331227-s7lrzu99 author: Su, Ke title: How we mitigated and contained the COVID-19 outbreak in a hemodialysis center: Lessons and experience date: 2020-04-23 words: 1014 flesch: 37 summary: Chest CT images of hemodialysis patients often show acute exudative lesions, lung consolidation, or interstitial changes. These factors increase the difficulty medical workers face in identifying and diagnosing COVID-19 in hemodialysis patients. keywords: covid-19; hemodialysis; patients cache: cord-331227-s7lrzu99.txt plain text: cord-331227-s7lrzu99.txt item: #63 of 77 id: cord-331369-q7opbz7v author: Alharthy, Abdulrahman title: Configuring a hospital in the COVID-19 era by integrating crisis management logistics date: 2020-07-23 words: 929 flesch: 46 summary: We have utilized daily COVID-19 training sessions to provide additional emotional reassurance (ie, dual training and emotional support strategy). The refinement of the respiratory and ICU care included changing the ventilator circuits and filters based on patient needs, avoiding nebulizers, creating specialized intubation and prone-positioning ventilation teams, and upgrading the oxygen supply system. keywords: care; cmt; covid-19; icu cache: cord-331369-q7opbz7v.txt plain text: cord-331369-q7opbz7v.txt item: #64 of 77 id: cord-331455-dfnn9mrf author: Shah, Aditya S. title: The utility of chest computed tomography (CT) and RT-PCR screening of asymptomatic patients for SARS-CoV-2 prior to semiurgent or urgent hospital procedures date: 2020-07-16 words: 2381 flesch: 41 summary: The CT chest study was interpreted as typical, indeterminate, atypical, or normal using the criteria set forth in the publication Radiological Society of North America Expert Consensus statement on reporting chest CT findings related to COVID-19, endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Radiology, the American College of Radiology, and RSNA and the corresponding suggested reporting language accompanied each category in the impression of the CT report. Infectious Diseases Society of America website Chest CT for detecting COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy Radiological Society of North America Expert Consensus statement on reporting chest CT findings related to COVID-19. keywords: chest; covid-19; patients; pcr cache: cord-331455-dfnn9mrf.txt plain text: cord-331455-dfnn9mrf.txt item: #65 of 77 id: cord-332196-03cklmm3 author: Kennedy, Amy J. title: Retesting for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Patterns of testing from a large US healthcare system date: 2020-08-10 words: 1057 flesch: 41 summary: Among >30,000 initial tests, 485 were repeated; 259 were inpatients (53.6%) and 230 were outpatients (46.7%) at the time of initial test. 5, 6 The main limitation of this study is that testing was conducted only in individuals in whom it was clinically indicated, and only at the clinician's discretion, which limited our ability to draw conclusions about differences between test groups or to calculate a true false-negative rate. keywords: covid-19; sars; test; testing cache: cord-332196-03cklmm3.txt plain text: cord-332196-03cklmm3.txt item: #66 of 77 id: cord-332207-dmxbk7ad author: Sastry, Sangeeta R. title: Universal screening for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on hospital admission in an area with low COVID-19 prevalence date: 2020-07-23 words: 1209 flesch: 37 summary: Upon developing real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) tests in-house with >98% sensitivity, as well as increasing the availability of PPE at our institution, we initiated universal screening of patients on hospital admission using nasopharyngeal swabs to identify and isolate asymptomatic positive patients to prevent in-hospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2. An infectious diseases physician conducted chart review of asymptomatic positive patients to confirm accuracy of classification. keywords: asymptomatic; cov-2; patients; sars cache: cord-332207-dmxbk7ad.txt plain text: cord-332207-dmxbk7ad.txt item: #67 of 77 id: cord-335932-0phqok4g author: Vanhems, Philippe title: Rapid nosocomial spread of SARS-CoV-2 in a French geriatric unit date: 2020-03-30 words: 583 flesch: 51 summary: Strict infection control measures and close monitoring of suspected cases of patients and healthcare professionals were subsequently performed to contain the intraunit transmission of the SARS-Cov-2 virus. We wish to stress the urgency of strict application of COVID-19 infection control guidelines in healthcare facilities, particularly in geriatric units. keywords: cases; geriatric; sars cache: cord-335932-0phqok4g.txt plain text: cord-335932-0phqok4g.txt item: #68 of 77 id: cord-338946-j8xdz15a author: Luo, Yuying title: Hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infections during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-09-23 words: 926 flesch: 41 summary: Clostridium difficile infection in acute-care hospitals: systematic review and best practices for prevention Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults and children: 2017 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene website National Health Care Safety Network (NHSN) Reassuringly, CDI rates do not appear to significantly increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. keywords: cdi; covid-19; pandemic cache: cord-338946-j8xdz15a.txt plain text: cord-338946-j8xdz15a.txt item: #69 of 77 id: cord-339516-xfwxtjry author: Nakashima, Tsutomu title: Olfactory and gustatory dysfunction caused by SARS-CoV-2: Comparison with cases of infection with influenza and other viruses date: 2020-05-05 words: 694 flesch: 40 summary: Postviral infection olfactory dysfunction was more common in women and elderly people. Suzuki et al 8 confirmed the presence of various viruses in the nasal discharge of patients with postviral infection olfactory dysfunction, such as rhinovirus, parainfluenza virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and coronavirus. keywords: dysfunction; olfactory cache: cord-339516-xfwxtjry.txt plain text: cord-339516-xfwxtjry.txt item: #70 of 77 id: cord-339611-m58iv5wy author: Diao, MengYuan title: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Hangzhou: An experience to share date: 2020-03-05 words: 770 flesch: 54 summary: This peak occurred about a week after launching the highest level of emergency public health alert and response in Hangzhou, which indicates that the prevention and control measures may have been effective. key: cord-339611-m58iv5wy authors: Diao, MengYuan; Zhang, Sheng; Chen, Dechang; Hu, Wei title: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Hangzhou: An experience to share date: 2020-03-05 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.62 sha: doc_id: 339611 cord_uid: m58iv5wy nan To the Editor-Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province in China, was confronted with the pandemic of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that originated in Wuhan, Hubei province. keywords: hangzhou; health; province cache: cord-339611-m58iv5wy.txt plain text: cord-339611-m58iv5wy.txt item: #71 of 77 id: cord-339903-5ybwxyc8 author: Tabary, Mohammadreza title: Dealing with skin reactions to gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-05-08 words: 523 flesch: 49 summary: key: cord-339903-5ybwxyc8 authors: Tabary, Mohammadreza; Araghi, Farnaz; Nasiri, Soheila; Dadkhahfar, Sahar title: Dealing with skin reactions to gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-05-08 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.212 sha: doc_id: 339903 cord_uid: 5ybwxyc8 nan Recommendations for the prevention of allergic reactions to gloves are summarized in Fig. 1 . Topical corticosteroids are considered as the best choice of treatment; however, patients should be advised to use other types of gloves, 5 although allergic contact dermatitis may coexist with immediate hypersensitivity to Latex. keywords: gloves; powder cache: cord-339903-5ybwxyc8.txt plain text: cord-339903-5ybwxyc8.txt item: #72 of 77 id: cord-340132-t77pab71 author: Mohammadzadeh, Nima title: Iran’s success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-04-23 words: 588 flesch: 49 summary: Because Iran is located among neighboring countries in a very high-risk area for many diseases, including tuberculosis, rabies, Crimean Congo fever, cholera, brucella, malaria, polio, and some others, it has been even more successful in controlling such diseases than the United States. key: cord-340132-t77pab71 authors: Mohammadzadeh, Nima; Shahriary, Mahla; Nasri, Erfan title: Iran’s success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-04-23 journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.169 sha: doc_id: 340132 cord_uid: t77pab71 nan To the Editor-Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory tract infection ranging from mild respiratory illness (eg, respiratory symptoms, cough, fever, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties) to severe illness (eg, pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and death) 1 that has caused an unprecedented global crises in <90 days in all 206 countries of the world. keywords: covid-19; iran cache: cord-340132-t77pab71.txt plain text: cord-340132-t77pab71.txt item: #73 of 77 id: cord-341529-dmiy0l9c author: Siniscalchi, Antonio title: Could COVID-19 represent a negative prognostic factor in patients with stroke? date: 2020-04-20 words: 636 flesch: 39 summary: 4, 5 Several symptoms indicative of CNS involvement are present in approximately one-third of COVID-19 patients: dizziness, headache, impaired consciousness, ataxia, epilepsy, and acute cerebrovascular disease. 2,6 and in inflammatory biomarkers (eg, interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, and ferritin) 7 have been reported in COVID-19 patients. keywords: patients; stroke cache: cord-341529-dmiy0l9c.txt plain text: cord-341529-dmiy0l9c.txt item: #74 of 77 id: cord-351694-nb7230s1 author: Jatt, Lauren P. title: Widespread severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) laboratory surveillance program to minimize asymptomatic transmission in high-risk inpatient and congregate living settings date: 2020-06-16 words: 1527 flesch: 38 summary: Surveillance testing for patients was implemented over time as testing capacity increased, starting with the highest risk settings (Fig. 1 ). Without this in-house test, surveillance testing of the >100 residents in the SNF within a single week would not have been possible. keywords: april; cov-2; sars; testing cache: cord-351694-nb7230s1.txt plain text: cord-351694-nb7230s1.txt item: #75 of 77 id: cord-352671-k2lslpha author: Apaijitt, Patthamaporn title: Knowledge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by medical personnel in a rural area of Thailand date: 2020-04-22 words: 401 flesch: 46 summary: Medical personnel also educate the local population regarding disease and precautions, and if medical personnel are not knowledgeable, disease control may not succeed. We observed no association between the total knowledge score and sex or age, but there was a significant association between total knowledge score and type of medical personnel. keywords: knowledge cache: cord-352671-k2lslpha.txt plain text: cord-352671-k2lslpha.txt item: #76 of 77 id: cord-354538-vqi67h6a author: Sydney, Elana R. title: Antibody evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers in the Bronx date: 2020-08-26 words: 794 flesch: 44 summary: What departments had the highest number of positive antibody tests? 3. We analyzed the data by looking at those healthcare workers that had positive antibodies and stratified it based on department, presence or absence of symptoms, and previously reported positive PCR. keywords: antibody; healthcare; workers cache: cord-354538-vqi67h6a.txt plain text: cord-354538-vqi67h6a.txt item: #77 of 77 id: cord-354749-zkgb16ae author: Chen, Gang title: Core principles for infection prevention in hemodialysis centers during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-04-06 words: 774 flesch: 40 summary: In a general tertiary-care hospital, dialysis centers routinely accept patients from outpatient clinics and emergency rooms, further adding to the difficulty of preventing nosocomial infection. For patients referred from other departments in the hospital, we collect records of their contact history, temperature, and potential warning symptoms before admission. keywords: center; dialysis; patients cache: cord-354749-zkgb16ae.txt plain text: cord-354749-zkgb16ae.txt