Investigation and management of an outbreak of COVID-19 infection in an acute admission unit in a District General Hospital: lessons learnt

• Main Authors: Chiranthi Iresha Kannangara (Author), Prema Seetulsingh (Author), Jiovanna Foley (Author), Glynis Bennett (Author), Tracey Carter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks are difficult to recognise and control due to its high infectivity and the wide range of clinical manifestations of the infection. An outbreak at Watford general hospital provided an opportunity to recognise the complexity involved in a COVID-19 outbreak inv...