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Rapid response to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in a psychiatry hospital-Kanazawa City, Japan, March to April 2020.
Kato, Hirofumi; Seki, Kikuno; Maeda, Yoshiki; Noda, Yoko; Iinuma, Yoshitsugu; Kitaoka, Masami; Kiso, Keisuke; Koshida, Rie; Kurosu, Hitomi; Yamagishi, Takuya; Shimada, Tomoe; Suzuki, Motoi; Sunagawa, Tomimasa.
Affiliation
  • Kato H; Department of Virology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Seki K; Infection Control Team, Okabe Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • Maeda Y; Infection Control Team, Okabe Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • Noda Y; Infection Control Team, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • Iinuma Y; Department of Infectious Diseases, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • Kitaoka M; Kanazawa City Public Health and Welfare Bureau, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • Kiso K; Kanazawa City Public Health and Welfare Bureau, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • Koshida R; Kanazawa City Public Health and Welfare Bureau, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • Kurosu H; Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yamagishi T; Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Shimada T; Center for Field Epidemiology Intelligence, Research, and Professional Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Suzuki M; Center for Field Epidemiology Intelligence, Research, and Professional Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Sunagawa T; Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36483383
ABSTRACT
A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in a psychiatry hospital revealed specific challenges in its response such as difficulty in isolation, transfer, and identification of close contacts, suboptimal infection control practices, and shortage of personal protective equipment, which were overcome by support from the public health center and a neighboring university hospital.

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Publication country: ENGLAND / ESCOCIA / GB / GREAT BRITAIN / INGLATERRA / REINO UNIDO / SCOTLAND / UK / UNITED KINGDOM

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Publication country: ENGLAND / ESCOCIA / GB / GREAT BRITAIN / INGLATERRA / REINO UNIDO / SCOTLAND / UK / UNITED KINGDOM