Nosocomial infections in psychiatric hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak

Since mid-December 2019, a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has emerged in China. It was reported that Wuhan Mental Health Center in China was affected from the very beginning of the outbreak. Coincidentally, another large-scale nosocomial infection occurred at the psychiatric ward of the Daenam H...

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Autores principales: Ji, Haifeng, Liu, Li, Huang, Tianming, Zhu, Yuncheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Asociación Universitaria de Zaragoza para el Progreso de la Psiquiatría y la Salud Mental. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7164885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32313348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2020.04.001
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Sumario:Since mid-December 2019, a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has emerged in China. It was reported that Wuhan Mental Health Center in China was affected from the very beginning of the outbreak. Coincidentally, another large-scale nosocomial infection occurred at the psychiatric ward of the Daenam Hospital in South Korea. It is important for the policymakers to pay full attention on this aspect worldwide and corresponding prevention recommendations should be provided.

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