Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a Psychiatric Closed Ward
What We Have to Learn
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15517864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | June Young Chun (0000-0001-9345-6645, National Cancer Center), Jin Yong Jun (0000-0001-7703-0505), Jiah Choi (Keimyung University), Minho Jo (0000-0001-7311-6459), Kyongmin Kwak, Yunjin Jeong (0000-0001-8634-1612, Ministry of Health and Welfare), Junsoo Lee (0000-0002-4345-2889), Lee Junsoo (Ministry of Health and Welfare), Junkyu Park (0009-0003-5958-4944), Jun‐Kyu Park (0000-0002-1587-5673, Ministry of Health and Welfare), Kang Hee Lee, Yoonyoung Nam (0000-0002-9479-6761), Yoon-Young Nam (0000-0002-9056-2212), Young Ju Choi (0000-0001-6530-5612, National Cancer Center), Young Moo Lee (0000-0002-5047-3143), Young Moon Lee, Nam Joong Kim (0000-0003-2348-0580, Seoul National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | 579235-579235 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.579235 |
| PMID | 33551861 |
| OpenAlex | W3122691427 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
An outbreak of COVID-19 with an extremely high attack rate happened in a psychiatric closed ward. One hundred two (98.1%) out of 104 patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 between February 20th and 26th, 2020, most of whom were with schizophrenia. Facility factors (such as multi-share rooms, closed windows, and absence of alcohol hand rubs), along with chronic medical conditions, and difficulty to explain symptoms for psychiatric patients might have contributed to the high attack rate. To overcome these hurdles, efficient ventilating with filtration system in psychiatric facilities, strict access control to closed wards, and prompt response to febrile patients could prevent nosocomial outbreak. We must consider that the influx of COVID-19 into a closed ward could cause an extremely high attack rate, and have to be vigilant against COVID-19 in psychiatric wards
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Attack rate · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Psychiatry · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Infection Control and Ventilation · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Virology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |