Discontinuation of admission screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the impact on in-hospital clusters of COVID-19: Experience at a tertiary-care center

Hitoshi Honda; Masataka Nakagawa; Rie Nisida; Chiyo Shintani; Manami Hamagishi; Yuki Uehara; Mitsunaga Iwata; Yohei Doi

doi:10.1017/ice.2023.66

April 24, 2023Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Discontinuation of admission screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the impact on in-hospital clusters of COVID-19: Experience at a tertiary-care center

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Key Points

To assess whether discontinuing universal preadmission SARS-CoV-2 screening impacted the incidence of nosocomial COVID-19 clusters during the Omicron variant wave.
Conducted an evaluation at a single tertiary-care medical center during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant period.
Tracked and compared the occurrence of in-hospital COVID-19 clusters during community transmission surges before and after discontinuing universal preadmission testing.
No increasing trend in nosocomial COVID-19 clusters was detected during community surges following the cessation of universal preadmission screening.
The findings qualitatively support the safety and feasibility of discontinuing universal SARS-CoV-2 screening upon hospital admission.

Implication

Observational study reveals no increase in hospital-acquired COVID-19 clusters among admitted patients after stopping universal preadmission testing, highlighting the safety of screening...

Abstract

We evaluated the impact of discontinuing universal preadmission screening for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on the occurrence of nosocomial clusters of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the SARS-CoV-2 o (omicron) variant period. No increasing trend in nosocomial clusters was observed during community-based surges before and after discontinuation. This finding supports the safety of the practice change.

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Discontinuation of admission screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the impact on in-hospital clusters of COVID-19: Experience at a tertiary-care center

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Discontinuation of admission screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the impact on in-hospital clusters of COVID-19: Experience at a tertiary-care center

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