Nosocomial COVID-19 infection in the era of vaccination and antiviral therapy.
Thomas McNeilFrank ZhangSamuel MoffattTheophilus I EmetoEmily TuckerPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2023)
The majority of cases of nosocomial COVID-19 infection were mild, with a lower mortality rate than in earlier studies. This finding is likely attributable to immunity through vaccination and prior infection, early antiviral therapy and attenuated severity of the Omicron variant. The high proportion of nosocomial infections supports ongoing infection control measures.