Rapid response to COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy: how to convert a classic infectious disease ward into a COVID-19 response centre

E Asperges¹, S Novati¹, A Muzzi², S Biscarini¹, M Sciarra¹, M Lupi¹, M Sambo¹, I Gallazzi¹, M Peverini³, P Lago⁴, F Mojoli⁵, S Perlini⁶, R Bruno⁷; COVID-19 IRCCS San Matteo Pavia Task Force

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Collaborators

COVID-19 IRCCS San Matteo Pavia Task Force:
R Bruno, M U Mondelli, E Brunetti, A Di Matteo, E Seminari, L Maiocchi, V Zuccaro, L Pagnucco, B Mariani, S Ludovisi, R L A Parisi, P Sacchi, S F A Patruno, G Michelone, R Gulminetti, D Zanaboni, S Novati, R Maserati, P Orsolini, M Vecchia, M Sciarra, E Asperges, M Colaneri, A Di Filippo, M Sambo, S Biscarini, M Lupi, S Roda, T C Pieri, I Gallazzi, M Sachs, P Valsecchi, S Perlini, C Alfano, M Bonzano, F Briganti, G Crescenzi, A G Falchi, R Guarnone, B Guglielmana, E Maggi, I Martino, P Pettenazza, S Pioli di Marco, F Quaglia, A Sabena, F Salinaro, F Speciale, I Zunino, M De Lorenzo, G Secco, L Dimitry, G Cappa, I Maisak, B Chiodi, M Sciarrini, B Barcella, F Resta, L Moroni, G Vezzoni, L Scattaglia, E Boscolo, C Zattera, T M Fidel, C Vincenzo, D Vignaroli, M Bazzini, G Iotti, F Mojoli, M Belliato, L Perotti, S Mongodi, G Tavazzi, G Marseglia, A Licari, I Brambilla, B Daniela, B Antonella, C Patrizia, C Giulia, C Giuditta, C Marta, D Rossana, F Milena, M Bianca, M Roberta, M Enza, P Stefania, P Maurizio, P Elena, P Antonio, R Francesca, S Antonella, Z Maurizio, A Guy, B Laura, C Ermanna, C Giuliana, D Luca, F Gabriella, G Gabriella, G Alessia, L Viviana, L Claudia, M Valentina, P Simona, P Marta, B Alice, C Giacomo, C Irene, A Corcione, R di Martino, A di Napoli, F Alessandro, F Guglielmo, F Loretta, G Federica, M Alessandra, N Federica, R Giacomo, R Beatrice, S I Maria, T Monica, V N Edoardo, M Calvi, M Tizzoni, C Nicora, A Triarico, V Petronella, C Marena, A Muzzi, P Lago

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
² Direzione Medica and Risk Management, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
³ Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy.
⁴ Clinical Engineering, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
⁵ Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
⁶ Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, and Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
⁷ Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. Electronic address: raffaele.bruno@unipv.it.

PMID: 32205162
PMCID: PMC7118420
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.020

Rapid response to COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy: how to convert a classic infectious disease ward into a COVID-19 response centre

E Asperges et al. J Hosp Infect. 2020.

. 2020 Mar 20;105(3):477-479.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.020. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Collaborators

COVID-19 IRCCS San Matteo Pavia Task Force:
R Bruno, M U Mondelli, E Brunetti, A Di Matteo, E Seminari, L Maiocchi, V Zuccaro, L Pagnucco, B Mariani, S Ludovisi, R L A Parisi, P Sacchi, S F A Patruno, G Michelone, R Gulminetti, D Zanaboni, S Novati, R Maserati, P Orsolini, M Vecchia, M Sciarra, E Asperges, M Colaneri, A Di Filippo, M Sambo, S Biscarini, M Lupi, S Roda, T C Pieri, I Gallazzi, M Sachs, P Valsecchi, S Perlini, C Alfano, M Bonzano, F Briganti, G Crescenzi, A G Falchi, R Guarnone, B Guglielmana, E Maggi, I Martino, P Pettenazza, S Pioli di Marco, F Quaglia, A Sabena, F Salinaro, F Speciale, I Zunino, M De Lorenzo, G Secco, L Dimitry, G Cappa, I Maisak, B Chiodi, M Sciarrini, B Barcella, F Resta, L Moroni, G Vezzoni, L Scattaglia, E Boscolo, C Zattera, T M Fidel, C Vincenzo, D Vignaroli, M Bazzini, G Iotti, F Mojoli, M Belliato, L Perotti, S Mongodi, G Tavazzi, G Marseglia, A Licari, I Brambilla, B Daniela, B Antonella, C Patrizia, C Giulia, C Giuditta, C Marta, D Rossana, F Milena, M Bianca, M Roberta, M Enza, P Stefania, P Maurizio, P Elena, P Antonio, R Francesca, S Antonella, Z Maurizio, A Guy, B Laura, C Ermanna, C Giuliana, D Luca, F Gabriella, G Gabriella, G Alessia, L Viviana, L Claudia, M Valentina, P Simona, P Marta, B Alice, C Giacomo, C Irene, A Corcione, R di Martino, A di Napoli, F Alessandro, F Guglielmo, F Loretta, G Federica, M Alessandra, N Federica, R Giacomo, R Beatrice, S I Maria, T Monica, V N Edoardo, M Calvi, M Tizzoni, C Nicora, A Triarico, V Petronella, C Marena, A Muzzi, P Lago

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
² Direzione Medica and Risk Management, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
³ Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy.
⁴ Clinical Engineering, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
⁵ Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
⁶ Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, and Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
⁷ Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. Electronic address: raffaele.bruno@unipv.it.

PMID: 32205162
PMCID: PMC7118420
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.020

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Layout of the first-floor Infectious Diseases ward before and after changes to accommodate the COVID-19 epidemic.

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