Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 in a paediatric ward in South Korea: successful control by early detection and extensive contact tracing with testing

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Nov;26(11):1574-1575. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.06.021. Epub 2020 Jun 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
  • COVID-19
  • Child
  • Contact Tracing*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Nasopharynx / virology
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Patient Isolation
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tertiary Care Centers