| Literature DB >> 32562422 |
Hannah M Rickman1, Tommy Rampling1, Karen Shaw2, Gema Martinez-Garcia2, Leila Hail2, Pietro Coen1,2, Maryam Shahmanesh1,3,4, Gee Yen Shin1, Eleni Nastouli1,5, Catherine F Houlihan1,5.
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause deadly healthcare-associated outbreaks. In a major London teaching hospital, 66 of 435 (15%) COVID-19 inpatient cases between 2 March and 12 April 2020 were definitely or probably hospital-acquired, through varied transmission routes. The case fatality was 36%. Nosocomial infection rates fell following comprehensive infection prevention and control measures.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare-associated infection; infection prevention and control; nosocomial; transmission
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Year: 2021 PMID: 32562422 PMCID: PMC7337682 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa816
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079