Description of an influenza outbreak in a French university hospital and risk factors of nosocomial influenza.
Alexis BocquetClaire WintenbergerJulien LupoPatrice MorandPatricia PaveseMeghann GalloucheBruno LinaLaurence BouilletJean-Luc BossonMarie-Reine MallaretCaroline LandellePublished in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology (2020)
Our objective was to evaluate risk factors of nosocomial influenza (NI) in an university hospital during the 2015/2016 influenza season. All hospitalized patients with influenza-like illness associated with laboratory confirmation by polymerase chain reaction were included in a prospective observational study. We identified 44 cases (19%) of NI among the 233 cases of influenza: 38/178 (21%) in adults and 6/55 (11%) in children. Among adults, hospitalization in a double or multi-occupancy room was independently associated with NI (adjusted Odds Ratio, 3.42; 95% CI, 1.29-9.08; p = 0.013). The results of the study underline the importance of single room to prevent NI.