Infection Prevention and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Health Care Settings

Winkler, Marisa L.; Hooper, David C.; Shenoy, Erica S.

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2022.01.001

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“…Although it might be difficult to completely control spread in medical facilities, continued efforts, including routine temperature testing, maintenance of good hygiene habits and universal masking, continue to be required in medical settings even after some countermeasures (including wearing face masks) are lifted publicly in Japan. In addition, flexible policy changes, such as increasing the frequency of PCR testing for frontline HCWs in communities with high levels of prevalence, are important for detecting asymptomatic infection and halting transmission among HCWs 27 , 28 .…”

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Increased SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and spread of infection without awareness among healthcare workers through 2020–2022 in a Japanese medical center

Kanamori

Yan

Ito

et al. 2023

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Despite Japan’s high vaccination coverage, daily numbers of new COVID-19 cases have been high. However, studies on the seroprevalence among Japanese people and the causative factors for rapid spread have remained limited. In this study, we aimed to examine the seroprevalence and associated factors in healthcare workers (HCWs) of a medical center in Tokyo using blood samples drawn at annual check-ups from 2020 to 2022. We found that of the 3,788 HCWs in 2022 (by mid-June), 669 were seropositive for N-specific antibodies (tested by Roche Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 assay); the seroprevalence surged from 0.3% in 2020 and 1.6% in 2021 to 17.7% in 2022. Notably, our study found 325 (48.6%; 325/669) cases were infected without awareness. Among those with a previously PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during the past three years, 79.0% (282/357) were found after January 2022, after the Omicron variant was first detected in Tokyo at the end of 2021. This study indicates the fast spread of the SARS-CoV-2 among HCWs during the Omicron surge in Japan. The high percentage of infection without awareness may be a key driving factor causing rapid person-to-person transmission, as shown in this medical center with high vaccination coverage and strict infection control measures.

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Increased SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and spread of infection without awareness among healthcare workers through 2020–2022 in a Japanese medical center

Kanamori

Yan

Ito

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“…Research on financial attitudes towards health care has moved to a different level, which can be defined as research in terms of risk management and research on trust in the system under conditions of uncertainty. During the COVID-19 pandemic, several strategies were implemented to reduce the risk of infection transmission, including visitor restriction in medical institutions, the use of telemedicine (Winkler et al, 2022). During the peak periods of the pandemic, optional and scheduled procedures were canceled, and scheduled visits were postponed, which reduced the density in clinical areas.…”

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Financial Attitudes Of Russians In Healthcare During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Medyanik¹

2022

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Under the conditions of economic, political uncertainty and increased health care associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need to determine the socio-psychological factors transforming attitudes and public confidence in the healthcare system. Psychological studies of financial attitudes in healthcare with the advent of the biological threat have moved to another level, which can be defined as a system of risk management and trust in public policy under conditions of uncertainty. The article presents the results of an online survey of Russian citizens during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which demonstrated the connection between financial attitudes in medicine and the approval of Russian healthcare, the connection between domestic corruption in medicine and the approval of insurance medicine (VMI). The survey involved 878 respondents (406 men and 496 women). A special methodology "Financial attitudes of Russians in the field of healthcare" was developed. An important result of the regression analysis was obtained, which showed that the factor of trust / distrust in Russian medicine associated with domestic corruption affects the choice of a citizen of either insurance medicine (VHI) or state (CHI).

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019

Sultan

2023

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

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Infection Prevention and Control of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Health Care Settings

Cited by 5 publications

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Increased SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and spread of infection without awareness among healthcare workers through 2020–2022 in a Japanese medical center

Increased SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and spread of infection without awareness among healthcare workers through 2020–2022 in a Japanese medical center

Financial Attitudes Of Russians In Healthcare During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019

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