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Burns K, Foley M, Skally M, Cafferkey J, Duffy F, Sweeney E, Ni Dhuthaigh A, O'Connell K, Dinesh B, Humphreys H, de Barra E, Fitzpatrick F. Casting the net wide: universal testing of emergency admissions for SARS-CoV-2 to prevent onward transmission. J Hosp Infect 2020; 107:64-66. [PMID: 33176174 PMCID: PMC7832560 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- K Burns
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Clinical Microbiology, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
| | - E Sweeney
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland
| | - A Ni Dhuthaigh
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
| | - K O'Connell
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
| | - B Dinesh
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Clinical Microbiology, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland
| | - F Fitzpatrick
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Clinical Microbiology, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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