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Surveillance system tracks COVID infection hotspots in hospitals – Medical Xpress
A University of Manchester team has applied new techniques to detect and track the transmission of COVID-19 in hospitals.
A University of Manchester team has applied new techniques to detect and track the transmission of COVID-19 in hospitals.
The proof of concept system combines the movement and interaction of staff and patients with genomic sequencing of the virus, helping to signpost how best to improve patient pathways, staff movement and reduce risk.
They identified hotspots within hospitals where patients and staff had likely been in contact and shared similar or identical variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2, which…
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