Abstract
All the procedures to screen patients and healthcare staff are needed to prevent COVID 19 nosocomial outbreaks and are based on the swab test (RT-PCR test). However, literature shows that a negative swab test does not rule out a Covid-19 infection. In this commentary we propose a more comprehensive strategy.
| Lingua originale | English |
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| pagine (da-a) | 1-3-3 |
| Rivista | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
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| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2020 |
Keywords
- Covid 19
- healthcare
- hospital infection
- hospital transmission
- swab test