An effective model for the outpatient management of COVID-19

[...]the risk of cross infection among these outpatients is extremely high. [...]there is an urgent need for a reasonable patient screening and clearance process in the outpatient department. [...]after triage, patients are sent to the general clinic or the fever clinic according to their epidemiolo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020-08, Vol.41 (8), p.986-986
Hauptverfasser:	Xiao, Yuanyuan, Tan, Caixia, Duan, Juping, Wu, Anhua, Li, Chunhui
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Betacoronavirus China Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease transmission Fever Hospitals Humans Infections Infectious diseases Letter to the Editor Models, Organizational Nursing Outpatient Clinics, Hospital - organization & administration Pandemics Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Prevention SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Zusammenfassung:	[...]the risk of cross infection among these outpatients is extremely high. [...]there is an urgent need for a reasonable patient screening and clearance process in the outpatient department. [...]after triage, patients are sent to the general clinic or the fever clinic according to their epidemiological history and clinical characteristics. [...]a consultation team consisting of doctors from the infectious disease, respiratory, and imaging departments has been implemented for timely consultation and screening of patients suspected to have COVID-19.
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2020.92