July 2, 2020

Screening for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Within a Psychiatric Hospital and Considerations for Limiting Transmission Within Residential Psychiatric Facilities – Wyoming, 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

• All patients (n=46) and heath care personnel (n=171) who participated in a point prevalence survey at Wyoming’s state psychiatric hospital had negative PCR results for SARS-CoV-2 infection, despite admitting two patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The authors suggest that the hospital’s expanded COVID-19 infection prevention and control procedures might have been effective in preventing the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection.  

Callaghan et al. (July 3, 2020). Screening for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Within a Psychiatric Hospital and Considerations for Limiting Transmission Within Residential Psychiatric Facilities – Wyoming, 2020. MMWR. http://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6926a4