| dc.contributor.author | Amrane, S, et al. IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, Marseille, France. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-25T12:36:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-03-25T12:36:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-03-20 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101632 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/803 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Rapid virological diagnosis is needed to limit the length of isolation for suspected COVID-19 cases.
Method: We managed the first 280 patients suspected to have COVID-19 through a rapid care circuit and virological diagnosis in our infectious disease reference hospital in Marseille, France. Rapid viral detection was performed on sputum and nasopharyngeal samples.
Results: Over our study period, no SARS-CoV-2 was detected. Results were obtained within approximately three hours of the arrival of patient samples at the laboratory. Other viral infections were identified in 49% of the patients, with most common pathogens being influenza A and B viruses, rhinovirus, metapneumovirus and common coronaviruses, notably HKU1 and NL63.
Conclusion: Early recognition of COVID-19 is critical to isolate confirmed cases and prevent further transmission. Early rule-out of COVID-19 allows public health containment measures to be adjusted by reducing the time spent in isolation | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.subject | COVID-19; Coronaviruses; Epidemic; Influenza; SARS-CoV-2; Travel | en_US |
| dc.title | Rapid Viral Diagnosis and Ambulatory Management of Suspected COVID-19 Cases Presenting at the Infectious Diseases Referral Hospital in Marseille, France, - January 31st to March 1st, 2020: A Respiratory Virus Snapshot | en_US |
| eihealth.country | Others | en_US |
| eihealth.category | Virus: natural history, transmission and diagnostics | en_US |
| eihealth.type | Published Article | en_US |
| eihealth.maincategory | Slow Spread / Reducir la Dispersión | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Travel Med Infect Dis | en_US |
