Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Health Science Center, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, 3002 SunGangXi Road, Shenzhen 518035, China.
Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China.
Acad Radiol. 2020 May;27(5):614-617. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.03.025. Epub 2020 Apr 8.
The COVID-19 epidemic, which is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has spread rapidly to become a world-wide pandemic. Chest radiography and chest CT are frequently used to support the diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. However, multiple cases of COVID-19 transmission in radiology department have been reported. Here we summarize the lessons we learned and provide suggestions to improve the infection control and prevention practices of healthcare workers in departments of radiology.
由新型冠状病毒 SARS-CoV-2 引起的 COVID-19 疫情迅速蔓延,成为全球性大流行。胸部 X 线摄影和胸部 CT 常用于支持 COVID-19 感染的诊断。然而,放射科已报告多例 COVID-19 传播病例。在此,我们总结经验教训并提出建议,以改进放射科医护人员的感染防控实践。