Respiratory Specimen Collection Booth for COVID-19 Test: Efficiency Based Newly Introduced Facility

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Authors: Yelin Kim ; Inae Yu ; Ohmee Kweon ; Jun Yong Choi ; Dongeun Yong ; Eun Suk Park

MeSH: COVID-19 / diagnosis* ; COVID-19 / epidemiology ; COVID-19 Testing / instrumentation* ; COVID-19 Testing / methods* ; Disinfection / methods ; Equipment Design ; Hospitals ; Humans ; Infection Control / methods* ; Personal Protective Equipment ; Specimen Handling / instrumentation* ; Specimen Handling / methods

Keywords: COVID-19 ; Infection Prevention and Control ; Respiratory Specimen Collection Booth ; SARS-CoV-2

Abstract: Hospitals need to find a safe and rapid method for respiratory specimen collection as the number of patients suspicious for coronavirus disease -2019 (COVID-19) rapidly grows. Applied with significant infection control and prevention measures, a respiratory specimen collection booth was newly designed. The new respiratory specimen collection booth not only increased COVID-19 testing cases but also decreased personal protective equipment consumption.