COVID-19 Testing, Personal Protective Equipment, and Staffing Strategies Vary at Obstetrics Centers across the Country

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1718401

. 2020 Dec;37(14):1482-1484.

doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1718401. Epub 2020 Sep 26.

COVID-19 Testing, Personal Protective Equipment, and Staffing Strategies Vary at Obstetrics Centers across the Country

Jasmine D Johnson¹, Emilie Melvin², Sindhu K Srinivas³, Judette M Louis⁴, Brenna Hughes⁵, Christina Shih-Chi Han⁶, Mary E Norton⁷, Erika F Werner⁸

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¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
² Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island.

PMID: 32979850
PMCID: PMC7724575
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718401

COVID-19 Testing, Personal Protective Equipment, and Staffing Strategies Vary at Obstetrics Centers across the Country

Jasmine D Johnson et al. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;37(14):1482-1484.

doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1718401. Epub 2020 Sep 26.

Authors

Jasmine D Johnson¹, Emilie Melvin², Sindhu K Srinivas³, Judette M Louis⁴, Brenna Hughes⁵, Christina Shih-Chi Han⁶, Mary E Norton⁷, Erika F Werner⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
² Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island.

PMID: 32979850
PMCID: PMC7724575
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718401

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Change in universal testing practices over time among community hospitals and academic centers.

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[1] Brooks J T, Butler J C, Redfield R R. Universal masking to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission—the time is now. JAMA. 2020;324(07):635–637. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Brooks J T, Butler J C, Redfield R R. Universal masking to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission—the time is now. JAMA. 2020;324(07):635–637. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Sutton D, Fuchs K, D'Alton M, Goffman D. Universal screening for SARS-CoV-2 in women admitted for delivery. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(22):2163–2164. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Sutton D, Fuchs K, D'Alton M, Goffman D. Universal screening for SARS-CoV-2 in women admitted for delivery. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(22):2163–2164. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Oran D P, Topol E J. Prevalence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review. Ann Internal Med. 2020;173(05):362–367. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Oran D P, Topol E J. Prevalence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review. Ann Internal Med. 2020;173(05):362–367. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Data on COVID-19 during pregnancy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2020. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/special-populati.... Accessed July 22, 2020

[8] Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Data on COVID-19 during pregnancy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2020. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/special-populati.... Accessed July 22, 2020

[9] Werner E F, Louis J M, Hughes B, Han C S, Norton M E, Srinivas S K. Community obstetrical units less likely than academic units to have universal COVID-19 testing. Am J Perinatol. 2020;37(10):1074–1076. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Werner E F, Louis J M, Hughes B, Han C S, Norton M E, Srinivas S K. Community obstetrical units less likely than academic units to have universal COVID-19 testing. Am J Perinatol. 2020;37(10):1074–1076. - PMC - PubMed

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