Suggestions from Cremona, Italy: 2 months into the pandemic at the frontline of COVID-19 in Europe

Affiliations

¹ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Viale Concordia 1, 26100 Cremona, Italy. Electronic address: a.pan@asst-cremona.it.
² Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Internal Medicine, Cremona, Italy.
³ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Pneumology, Cremona, Italy.
⁴ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Medical Direction, Cremona, Italy.
⁵ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Sanitary Direction, Cremona, Italy.
⁶ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Intensive Care Unit, Cremona, Italy.
⁷ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Emergency Department, Cremona, Italy.
⁸ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Pharmacy, Cremona, Italy.
⁹ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Radiology, Cremona, Italy.
¹⁰ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Infectious Diseases, Cremona, Italy.
¹¹ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Laboratory Medicine, Cremona, Italy.

A Pan et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;26(9):1127-1129.

doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.05.038. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

¹ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Viale Concordia 1, 26100 Cremona, Italy. Electronic address: a.pan@asst-cremona.it.
² Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Internal Medicine, Cremona, Italy.
³ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Pneumology, Cremona, Italy.
⁴ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Medical Direction, Cremona, Italy.
⁵ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Sanitary Direction, Cremona, Italy.
⁶ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Intensive Care Unit, Cremona, Italy.
⁷ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Emergency Department, Cremona, Italy.
⁸ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Pharmacy, Cremona, Italy.
⁹ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Radiology, Cremona, Italy.
¹⁰ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Infectious Diseases, Cremona, Italy.
¹¹ Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Laboratory Medicine, Cremona, Italy.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Hospital organization; Pandemic; Preparedness; Suggestions.

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