ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2017
Contact tracing with a real-time location system: A case study of increasing relative effectiveness in an emergency department.
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- Digital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Contact tracing strategies for infectious diseases: A systematic literature review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Artificial intelligence applications in the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial infections.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Automatic case cluster detection using hospital electronic health record data.Biology methods & protocols · 2023Article
- Contact tracing using real-time location system (RTLS): a simulation exercise in a tertiary hospital in Singapore.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions against COVID-19 Pandemic: Review of Contact Tracing and Social Distancing Technologies, Protocols, Apps, Security and Open Research Directions.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Urology Residents: a Narrative Review.Current urology reports · 2021Review
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- A Survey About Real-Time Location Systems in Healthcare Environments.Journal of medical systems · 2021Review
- Use of surveillance technology to enhance exposure management for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Journal of hospital infection · 2021Article
- Real-Time Locating System in Production Management.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Performance of Digital Contact Tracing Tools for COVID-19 Response in Singapore: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- A Social Network Analysis Approach for Contact Tracing in the Hospital Setting.Delaware journal of public health · 2020Article
- Stepping Forward: Urologists' Efforts During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Singapore.European urology · 2020Article
- Use of a Real-Time Locating System for Contact Tracing of Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic at an Infectious Disease Center in Singapore: Validation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Using Real-Time Locating Systems to Optimize Endoscope Use at a Large Academic Medical Center.Journal of medical systems · 2020Article
- Attitudes and Behavior of Health Care Workers Before, During, and After Implementation of Real-Time Location System Technology.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundContact tracing is the systematic method of identifying individuals potentially exposed to infectious diseases. Electronic medical record (EMR) use for contact tracing is time-consuming and may miss exposed individuals. Real-time location systems (RTLSs) may improve contact identification. Therefore, the relative effectiveness of these 2 contact tracing methodologies were evaluated.
methodsDuring a pertussis outbreak in the United States, a retrospective case study was conducted between June 14 and August 31, 2016, to identify the contacts of confirmed pertussis cases, using EMR and RTLS data in the emergency department of a tertiary care medical center. Descriptive statistics and a paired t test (α = 0.05) were performed to compare contacts identified by EMR versus RTLS, as was correlation between pertussis patient length of stay and the number of potential contacts.
resultsNine cases of pertussis presented to the emergency department during the identified time period. RTLS doubled the potential exposure list (P < .01). Length of stay had significant positive correlation with contacts identified by RTLS (ρ = 0.79; P = .01) but not with EMR (ρ = 0.43; P = .25).
conclusionsRTLS doubled the potential pertussis exposures beyond EMR-based contact identification. Thus, RTLS may be a valuable addition to the practice of contact tracing and infectious disease monitoring.
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