ArticleInfection prevention in practice2023
Semi-automated contact tracing and management of contact precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic within a tertiary hospital.
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- Digital Contact Tracing Implementation Among Leaders and Health Care Workers in a Pediatric Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- The leading global health challenges in the artificial intelligence era.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Evaluation of a spreadsheet-based COVID-19 contact-tracing tool (CTT) and determination of risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission among hospital staff members. Design: Observational descriptive study on the application and acceptance of the CTT. Retrospective case-control study for SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk factor determination and for evaluation of the CTT's risk stratification algorithm. Participants: 3514 contacts of hospital staff members to 322 SARS-CoV-2-positive cases. Methods: A case-control study was performed to identify risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission and for unprotected contacts among staff members. To evaluate strengths and weaknesses of the CTT performance statistics were analyzed and users completed a questionnaire measuring satisfaction and acceptance of the tool. Results: In 2021, the CTT was used for the algorithm-based semi-automated management of 3514 in-hospital contacts. The tool determined the risk category of individual contacts and generated messages for the information of the local public health department, the in-hospital SARS-CoV-2 test center and all staff members who had contact to the index case. Staff members without regular contacts to patients had significantly ( Conclusions: Digital tools can increase the efficiency of in-hospital contact tracing. The CTT enable a timely systematic analysis of risk factors among staff members.
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