Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Prevention Measures on Non-SARS-CoV-2 Hospital-Onset Respiratory Viral Infections: An Incidence Trend Analysis from 2015-2023.
Selina EhrenzellerTom ChenVineeta VaidyaChanu RheeMeghan A BakerMichael KlompasPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
We reviewed hospital-onset respiratory viral infections, 2015-2023, in one hospital to determine whether SARS-CoV-2 transmission prevention measures prevented non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory viral infections. Masking, employee symptom attestations, and screening patients and visitors for symptoms were associated with a 44-53% reduction in hospital-onset influenza and RSV, accounting for changes in community incidence.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- healthcare
- acute care
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- respiratory tract
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- emergency department
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- patient reported
- patient reported outcomes
- sleep quality
- respiratory syncytial virus