A Retrospective Review of COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Strategies at Psychiatric Hospital and Subsequent COVID-19 Acquisition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behavioral health settings present increased challenges in preventing transmission of infectious agents. Characterizing the relative effectiveness of various strategies, including testing for asymptomatic carriage of SARS-CoV-2 virus, will inform transmission reduction efforts in behavioral health settings.

Methods

A single-center retrospective study was conducted in an inpatient behavioral health hospital by reviewing COVID-19 mitigation and testing strategies with information collected from discharges between July 1, 2020, and February 28, 2021.

Results

During the study period, there were 3,694 total discharges and 3,229 unique admitted patients, including 86 (2.7%) patients who had positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results. Pre-adm

SUBMITTER: Klousnitzer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10228166 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature