key: cord-0826844-pfmfnrmj
authors: Wang, Ling; Chen, Xiaoli; Ye, Lei
title: Integrated infection control strategy to minimize nosocomial infection during outbreak of COVID-19 among ED healthcare workers
date: 2020-04-08
journal: J Emerg Nurs
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2020.03.016
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doc_id: 826844
cord_uid: pfmfnrmj

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infectious disease, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 shocked the whole world. In 30 just a short period of two months, more than 80, 000 in China and a total of 12669 31 people in 76 countries outside of China had been infected [1] . Due to the lack of 32 sufficient understanding and complete protection of COVID-19 in the early stage, 33 more than 3000 health care workers (HCWs) have been infected [2, 3] .The number of 34 infections and deaths has exceeded that of the SARS outbreak in China in 2002 [3, 4] .

Patients who complained of fever, cough and sore throat may come to the ED. As a 36 high-risk department for receiving such patients, a large number of diagnostic, 37 therapeutic and nursing operations will be directly exposed to the patients' respiratory Up to March 4, 2020, a total of 6103 fever cases visited in our hospital, finally 77 26 cases were confirmed as COVID-19. Up to now, no nosocomial infection has 78 occurred in WCH and ED. We hope the experiences in infection prevention and 79 control will benefit more HCWs and patients. 

Coronavirus disease 2019

Severe acute 100 respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus: The species and its viruses

Not applicable. 

 83 None. All authors have made substantial contributions to all of the following:

(1) Ling Wang drafted the manuscript.

(2) Xiaoli Chen revised the manuscript.