Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a Pediatric Orthopedic Hospital.

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a Pediatric Orthopedic Hospital. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 Oct 27;: Authors: Bardai G, Ouellet J, Engelhardt T, Bertolizio G, Wu Z, Rauch F Abstract Montreal has the highest incidence of coronavirusdisease (SARS-CoV-2) in Canadarepresenting about one quarter of all reported cases nationwide (1).At the start of the pandemic, March 2020,the Shriners Hospital for Children, Canada,implemented a set of measures to minimize the risk of infection, such as screening each person entering the hospital, mandatory temperature checks at the entrance, wearing face masks within the building and reducing the number of clinic visits. The aim of this project was to assess whether the institution remained free of SARS-CoV-2 infections after these countermeasures were implemented. PMID: 33111441 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Paediatr Anaesth Source Type: research