Due to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak it is mandatory for health care workers to develop containment strategies. Recently published data showed, that cancer patients might have a higher risk for severe course of the disease. We therefore developed a strategy of screening and containment for SARS-CoV-2 for hospitalized cancer patients. Our approach includes a temporary isolation in a so-called floating zone and testing strategy for screening of asymptomatic individuals by pooling of samples before RT-PCR amplification. Patients as far as health care professionals got tested twice a week. Nurses and physicians entered the floating zone with full body protection. Within 8 weeks we tested 418 individuals (professionals and patients) in total. Only 2 patients had COVID-19 without documented further transmission of SARS-CoV-2. We therefore think that our strategy might be a useful approach to protect inpatients with cancer at high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection during this ongoing pandemic.

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三级血液肿瘤科预防 COVID-19 爆发的保护策略：优势和缺陷


由于全球范围内 COVID-19 的爆发，医护人员必须制定遏制策略。最近公布的数据显示，癌症患者出现严重病程的风险可能更高。因此，我们制定了针对住院癌症患者的 SARS-CoV-2 筛查和遏制策略。我们的方法包括在所谓的浮动区中进行临时隔离，以及通过在 RT-PCR 扩增之前汇集样本来筛查无症状个体的测试策略。就医疗保健专业人员而言，患者每周接受两次检查。护士和医生在全身防护的情况下进入漂浮区。 8 周内，我们总共测试了 418 人（专业人士和患者）。只有 2 名患者患有 COVID-19，但没有记录到 SARS-CoV-2 进一步传播。因此，我们认为我们的策略可能是一种有用的方法，可以在这场持续的大流行期间保护 SARS-CoV-2 感染高风险的住院癌症患者。