Low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among patients presenting at a Parisian psychiatry University Hospital Group

• F. El-Khoury ^[1] ; M. Cuenca ^[1] ; P. Niel ^[1] ; V. Dauriac-Le Masson ^[1]
  1. [1] Parisian University Hospital Group of Psychiatry and Neurosciences (GHU Paris - Psychiatry & Neurosciences), 1 rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris, France
• Localización: European journal of psychiatry, ISSN 0213-6163, Vol. 37, Nº 2, 2023, págs. 133-135
• Idioma: inglés
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  • We examine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections among patients admitted to a Parisian psychiatric University Hospital Group (GHU).

    A total of 548 patients were admitted to the GHU...s full-time psychiatric wards between April 6 and May 3 2020. More than 80% were tested. A total of 7 patients tested positive for the SARS-Cov-2 (1.3%), with 5 patients (in 92, 5.4%) testing positive in the first week.

    GHU patients presented a low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2, even if all patients live in the hardest hit region in France. Social isolation and loneliness, as well as self-isolation of patients with symptoms could explain our results.