Table 3.

COVID-19 infections and testing protocols

Confirmed COVID-19 infections
No infections*	7; 50
In hospital ward†	3; 21
In hospital‡	7; 50
Infected HPN patients (overall)	4
Units with infected patients (HPN)	3; 21
Infected HEN patients (overall)	5
Units with patients infected (HEN)	2; 14.3
Infected HEN and HPN patients (overall)	9
Units with patients infected (HPN and HEN)	4; 28.6
Testing new HPN patients	(HAN units; %)
External units were obliged to test new patients for COVID-19	7; 50
External units tested or if not HPN unit did test on start	4; 28.6
No testing was routine (for asymptomatic patients)	3; 21.4
COVID-19 medical staff testing	(HAN units; %)
No tests	1; 7
<5 COVID-19 tests	4; 28.6
5–15 COVID-19 tests	3; 21.4
>15 COVID-19 tests	3; 21.4
Regular testing regarding symptoms and history	6; 42.9

HAN, home artificial nutrition; HEN, home enteral nutrition; HPN, home parenteral nutrition.

^⁎No COVID-19 infections among patients and medical staff of the unit and base hospital.

^†COVID-19 cases confirmed in hospital wards dedicated to the HPN unit.

^‡COVID-19 infections among patients or medical staff of the base hospital of the HPN unit.