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Erschienen in: Annals of Hematology 8/2020

29.06.2020 | Original Article

Measures for preventing nosocomial infection with SARS-CoV-2 in hematology departments

verfasst von: Yingying Wang, Jingfeng Li, Li Liu, Jianfang Li, Xiaoyan Liu, Jing He, Cong Wang, Dan Ye, Xinghuan Wang, Fuling Zhou

Erschienen in: Annals of Hematology | Ausgabe 8/2020

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) [1]. SARS-CoV-2 infection has spread all over the world and has resulted in 1,436,198 confirmed cases of infection and 85,522 deaths as of 9 April 2020 [2]. This condition poses an urgent public health issue in the world [3]. No specific treatment or vaccine is available against this virus [4]. Hence, a classic but effective method to stop the propagation is by cutting the spread chain by using personal protective equipment and limiting personal contact [5]. The incubation period of COVID-19 is 1–14 days, mostly 3–7 days, and its main manifestations include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. COVID-19 is transmitted person-to-person through respiratory droplets and close contact [6, 7]. Fragile patients such as patients with cancer and elderly persons comprise the frequently infected population with severe symptoms, such as dyspnea and/or hypoxemia, 1 week after the onset of the disease, and the prognosis is very poor [8]. Hence, more attention should be paid in coping with patients having blood diseases. Moreover, these patients usually develop infection other than COVID-19 with manifestation of fever because of immunodeficiency and/or myelosuppression after many cycles of chemotherapy [9]. COVID-19 infection should be distinguished from other microbiological infections for patients in hematology. Considering the COVID-19 exacerbation, the consequences are extremely serious for these fragile patients. Hence, potentially infected patients with COVID-19 should be identified quickly and isolated early [10]. Furthermore, health personnel should be protected from infection to provide the best possible medical services for patients and evaluate the outbreak risk in hospital [11]. Therefore, the prevention and control strategies for nosocomial infection in the hematology department should be discussed to prevent COVID-19 infection and severe consequences. In the present study, we shared our experience from the past 2 months in the hematological department and suggest preventive actions for the future. …
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Titel
Measures for preventing nosocomial infection with SARS-CoV-2 in hematology departments
verfasst von
Yingying Wang
Jingfeng Li
Li Liu
Jianfang Li
Xiaoyan Liu
Jing He
Cong Wang
Dan Ye
Xinghuan Wang
Fuling Zhou
Publikationsdatum
29.06.2020
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Annals of Hematology / Ausgabe 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-020-04127-x

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