Analysis of a COVID-19 Prescreening Process in an Outpatient Clinic at a University Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Choi, Ui Yoon; Jung, Seung Eun; Kim, Mi Sook; Oh, Hyang Sook; Kwon, Young Mi; Lee, Jehoon; Choi, Jung‐Hyun

doi:10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e295

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“…The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced healthcare institutions to reconsider clinical assessment and testing methods globally. Research study visits have an inherent risk for transmission of COVID-19 despite use of personal protective equipment (PPE), as evidenced by asymptomatic cases and outpatient nosocomial transmission and detection [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. While many assessments can be accomplished via online tools, such as video conferencing capabilities or web-based surveys, some research studies may require specimen collection for laboratory testing.…”

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Comparison of a Blood Self-Collection System with Routine Phlebotomy for SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced researchers to reconsider in-person assessments due to transmission risk. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of using the Tasso-SST (Tasso, Inc, Seattle, Washington) device for blood self-collection for use in SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing in an ongoing COVID-19 prevalence and immunity research study. 100 participants were recruited between January and March 2021 from a previously identified sub-cohort of the Cabarrus County COVID-19 Prevalence and Immunity (C3PI) Study who were under-going bimonthly COVID-19 antibody testing. Participants were given a Tasso-SST kit and asked to self-collect blood during a scheduled visit where trained laboratory personnel performed routine phlebotomy. All participants completed an after-visit survey about their experience. Overall, 70.0% of participants were able to collect an adequate sample for testing using the device. Among those with an adequate sample, there was a high concordance in results between the Tasso-SST and phlebotomy blood collection methods (Cohen’s kappa coefficient = 0.88, Interclass correlation coefficient 0.98 [0.97, 0.99], p < 0.0001). The device received a high-level (90.0%) of acceptance among all participants. Overall, the Tasso-SST could prove to be a valuable tool for seroprevalence testing. However, future studies in larger, diverse populations over longer periods may provide a better understanding of device usability and acceptance among older participants and those with comorbidities in various use scenarios.

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“…The result of this study agree with [30] where high (71.1%) prevalence of infection were reported by this study in the age >=48 followed by (18.8%) in (36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)and in [32] study recorded high infection with toxoplasmosis in diabetic patients (32.1%) in group of age (40-50 year) followed by (26.6%) in (50-60 year) and that based on enzyme liking immunosorbent assay kit ;This test is very important to detect qualitative and quantitative specific anti toxoplasmosis antibody in human serum there is another study in [33] in benghazi of Libya reported a high seropositive of T.gondii (34.8%) in group of age (52-62 year). Another study done by [34] showed a high percentage (42.3%) in effect age (35-45 year); In some studies such as [35] the results revealed a high percentage (34.78%) for anti-toxoplasma (IgG) between (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29) while the proportions of (IgM) between ( 40-49 year) recorded (40%); The lowest percentages for the age categories 30 to 39 and 40 to 49 years, respectively, were (15.62%) anti-T.gondii IgG and (20%) anti-T.gondii IgM. Made it incompatible with the current results as for distribution among diabetic patients with Toxoplasma gondii .…”

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“…Blood samples were collected from 120 patients with diabetes those patients attended to specialized center for diabetes and endocrinology in Nassiriyah City/ Thi-Qar province /southern Iraq, during the period extending from July 2022 to November 2022 in addition 60 included control group ; Blood samples were placed in sodium citrate tube to performing a cumulative glucose analysis (HbA1C).Three ml of blood were placed in a gel tube to detect of T.gondii in the patient then stored in -20 °C till Confused re-write it [21,22] .SPSS was used as the statistical analysis system to analyze the findings of the current investigation. Chi sequare (χ2) and p-value indicated level significant between the samples…”

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sero-prevalance of Toxoplasma gondii among Diabtic patients in Thi-Qar province/ south Iraq

Sadoon¹,

Khalaf²

2022

jsci

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Toxoplasmosis is one of the most widespread diseases in the world. It is known for being asymptomatic and affects all living organisms, including humans. The disease is caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite. Immunocompromised patients such as AIDS and diabetes ,are the most vulnerable group to infection .The main objective of this research is to detect the infection with Toxoplasma gondii among Diabetic patients by serological method (ELISA) in order to measure the level of IgG for 120 of diabetic patients and 60 healthy control .The results were showed that 35% of diabetic patients infected with Toxoplasma gondii compare to control 78.3% .The age of Diabetic patients who are infected with toxoplasmosis was 55-65 and consisted 11.6% rate of infection followed by 8.3% in 45-55 age group ,while the lower rate was 1.1% in age group of 75-85 years. Diabetic female 34.1% was highly infected with toxoplasmosis than male o.8%, and their residency were urban (24.1%).

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Toward better pandemic governance and preparedness: South Korea’s whole-of-nation approach to COVID-19

Hong

2024

BMC Public Health

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Background The profound impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to an increased demand for sustainable pandemic governance practices. This study explored emerging hybrid governance practices that provide robust evidence on how to address the complex challenges of pandemics effectively. South Korea, which was severely affected by COVID-19, has implemented a novel governance approach using a whole-of-nation (WoN) model. This hybrid pandemic governance approach, which integrates both whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches, has enabled synergistic and cohesive multi-sectoral coordination among all stakeholders (public authorities, private enterprises, and civil society) to address multifaceted challenges collectively and strengthen their resilience capacity. This study investigated South Korea’s WoN practices and their embedded context and identified key governance enablers facilitating this approach. Methods This study employed a case study design based on an extensive analysis of policy and program documents, drawing on South Korea’s publicly available data from January 1, 2020 to March 30, 2023. It assessed six system-level collaborative pandemic governance practices and key enablers, all of which were intended to fortify the country’s pandemic response. Results The primary areas of the country’s WoN governance practices for COVID-19 control were (i) whole-of-government policy-making and response, (ii) COVID-19 testing system, (iii) digital surveillance of COVID-19, (iv) COVID-19 triage and treatment system, (v) domestic vaccine production, and (vi) community engagement. Key governance enablers for implementing the WoN model were establishing a legal foundation, ensuring decisive and strong governance and leadership, increasing public investment, applying a whole-of-health approach with augmented investment in public health, enhancing crisis communication, and mobilizing local leaders and civil society organizations in the national public health response. Conclusions In exploring innovative approaches to pandemic governance for increased efficacy, responsiveness, and impact, the WoN approach emerged as highly relevant. This example of emerging practice allows policy-makers to re-evaluate their governance strategies and initiatives to improve multi-agency partnerships across the country in their pandemic-preparedness planning.

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Analysis of a COVID-19 Prescreening Process in an Outpatient Clinic at a University Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Comparison of a Blood Self-Collection System with Routine Phlebotomy for SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing

Comparison of a Blood Self-Collection System with Routine Phlebotomy for SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing

sero-prevalance of Toxoplasma gondii among Diabtic patients in Thi-Qar province/ south Iraq

Toward better pandemic governance and preparedness: South Korea’s whole-of-nation approach to COVID-19

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