Pre-surgical COVID-19 swabs in surgical patients: An institutional experience in a middle income country

• Ruben Gregory Xavier,
• April Camilla Roslani,
• Mohd Rusdi Draman@Yusof,
• Doris Sin-Wen Ng,
• Revadi Govindaraju,
• Sujaya Singh,
• Chuey Chuan Tan

Affiliations

Ruben Gregory Xavier

Department of Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

April Camilla Roslani

Corresponding author. Department of Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; Department of Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mohd Rusdi Draman@Yusof

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Doris Sin-Wen Ng

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Revadi Govindaraju

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sujaya Singh

Department of Ophthalmology, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Chuey Chuan Tan

Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgical and Medical Sciences, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia