Rapid response to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in a psychiatry hospital—Kanazawa City, Japan, March to April 2020

Hirofumi Kato; Kikuno Seki; Yoshiki Maeda; Yoko Noda; Yoshitsugu Iinuma; Masami Kitaoka; Keisuke Kiso; Rie Koshida; Hitomi Kurosu; Takuya Yamagishi; Tomoe Shimada; Motoi Suzuki; Tomimasa Sunagawa

doi:10.1017/ash.2021.255

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2022)

Rapid response to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in a psychiatry hospital—Kanazawa City, Japan, March to April 2020

Hirofumi Kato,
Kikuno Seki,
Yoshiki Maeda,
Yoko Noda,
Yoshitsugu Iinuma,
Masami Kitaoka,
Keisuke Kiso,
Rie Koshida,
Hitomi Kurosu,
Takuya Yamagishi,
Tomoe Shimada,
Motoi Suzuki,
Tomimasa Sunagawa

Affiliations

Hirofumi Kato: Department of Virology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
Kikuno Seki: Infection Control Team, Okabe Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
Yoshiki Maeda: Infection Control Team, Okabe Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
Yoko Noda: Infection Control Team, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Yoshitsugu Iinuma: Department of Infectious Diseases, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Masami Kitaoka: Kanazawa City Public Health and Welfare Bureau, Ishikawa, Japan
Keisuke Kiso: Kanazawa City Public Health and Welfare Bureau, Ishikawa, Japan
Rie Koshida: Kanazawa City Public Health and Welfare Bureau, Ishikawa, Japan
Hitomi Kurosu: Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
Takuya Yamagishi: ORCiD; Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan Center for Field Epidemiology Intelligence, Research, and Professional Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
Tomoe Shimada: Center for Field Epidemiology Intelligence, Research, and Professional Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
Motoi Suzuki: Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
Tomimasa Sunagawa: Center for Field Epidemiology Intelligence, Research, and Professional Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.255
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2

Abstract

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A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in a psychiatry hospital revealed specific challenges in its response such as difficulty in isolation, transfer, and identification of close contacts, suboptimal infection control practices, and shortage of personal protective equipment, which were overcome by support from the public health center and a neighboring university hospital.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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