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. 2022 Nov;71(11):2167-2169.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-327053. Epub 2022 Jul 7.

Impact of pre-procedural testing on SARS-CoV-2 transmission to endoscopy staff

Alexander Hann  1 , Sven Flemming  2 , Stanislaus Reimer  3 , Kaja Groneberg  3 , Theodor Kudlich  3 , Christoph-Thomas Germer  2 , Alexander Meining  3
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Impact of pre-procedural testing on SARS-CoV-2 transmission to endoscopy staff

Alexander Hann et al. Gut. 2022 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; ENDOSCOPY; REAL TIME PCR.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Number of endoscopies performed in relation to pre-endoscopy testing. Asterisk (*) resembles time span January–December 2021.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Outpatient endoscopies performed in patients without pre-procedural COVID-19 test from May 2020 to December 2021. Symbols represent when lockdown ended and staff was vaccinated.
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