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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
. 2020 Jun 4.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13252. Online ahead of print.
Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Obstetric Patients in Tokyo, Japan
Daigo Ochiai[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yoshifumi Kasuga[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Miho Iida[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Satoru Ikenoue[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mamoru Tanaka[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is a major issue in healthcare settings, and management in perinatal wards requires particular caution. Located in central Tokyo as a tertiary center, Keio University Hospital implemented universal PCR testing on patients before admission starting April 6 2020, in response to a nosocomial outbreak of COVID-19. The present study reports a retrospective review of 52 obstetric patients universally tested for SARS-CoV-2 admitted to this hospital between April 6 and April 27, 2020.
Keywords: COVID-19; Novel coronavirus; Pregnancy.
. 2020 Jun 4.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13252. Online ahead of print.
Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Obstetric Patients in Tokyo, Japan
Daigo Ochiai[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yoshifumi Kasuga[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Miho Iida[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Satoru Ikenoue[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mamoru Tanaka[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32496574
- DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13252
Abstract
Asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is a major issue in healthcare settings, and management in perinatal wards requires particular caution. Located in central Tokyo as a tertiary center, Keio University Hospital implemented universal PCR testing on patients before admission starting April 6 2020, in response to a nosocomial outbreak of COVID-19. The present study reports a retrospective review of 52 obstetric patients universally tested for SARS-CoV-2 admitted to this hospital between April 6 and April 27, 2020.
Keywords: COVID-19; Novel coronavirus; Pregnancy.