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Respiratory Specimen Collection Booth for COVID-19 Test: Efficiency Based Newly Introduced Facility

Hospitals need to find a safe and rapid method for respiratory specimen collection as the number of patients suspicious for coronavirus disease -2019 (COVID-19) rapidly grows. Applied with significant infection control and prevention measures, a respiratory specimen collection booth was newly design...

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Autores principales: Kim, Yelin, Yu, Inae, Kweon, Ohmee, Choi, Jun Yong, Yong, Dongeun, Park, Eun Suk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33350188
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e432
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Sumario:Hospitals need to find a safe and rapid method for respiratory specimen collection as the number of patients suspicious for coronavirus disease -2019 (COVID-19) rapidly grows. Applied with significant infection control and prevention measures, a respiratory specimen collection booth was newly designed. The new respiratory specimen collection booth not only increased COVID-19 testing cases but also decreased personal protective equipment consumption.