Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Otolaryngology Division, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Sassari, Italy.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2021 Nov 30;15(11):1640-1645. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15067.
To analyze the virus spread among Sassari Hospital staff in the first Covid-19 wave and the impact of the Swab Team, a multidisciplinary task force entitled of nasopharyngeal swab collection and testing.
Nasopharyngeal swabs from HCWs between March 6 and May 28 2020 are evaluated.
4919 SARS-CoV-2 tests were performed on 3521 operators. Nurses and doctors are the categories at highest risk. After the Swab Team institution, the average number of swabs raised from 47/day to 86/day (p = 0.007). Positive samples decreased from 18.6% to 1.7% (p < 0.0001).
The Swab Team is effective in increasing the cases tested and in reducing the reporting time. Procedure standardization reduces the risk for all the subjects involved (no transmission among swab team members, nor during the sample collection).
分析萨斯里医院工作人员在第一波 COVID-19 浪潮中的病毒传播情况，以及拭子团队（一个名为鼻咽拭子采集和检测的多学科特遣部队）的影响。
评估 2020 年 3 月 6 日至 5 月 28 日期间医护人员的鼻咽拭子。
对 3521 名操作人员进行了 4919 次 SARS-CoV-2 检测。护士和医生是风险最高的类别。拭子团队成立后，平均每天的拭子数量从 47 个增加到 86 个（p = 0.007）。阳性样本从 18.6%降至 1.7%（p < 0.0001）。
拭子团队在增加检测病例和缩短报告时间方面是有效的。程序标准化降低了所有参与人员的风险（拭子团队成员之间，以及在样本采集过程中，均未发生传播）。
