Incidence and transmission associated with respiratory viruses in an acute care facility: An observational study.

Abby L ValekVatsala Rangachar SrinivasaAshley M AyresSteven CheungLee H HarrisonGraham M Snyder

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)

We estimated the extent of respiratory virus transmission over three pre-COVID-19 seasons. Of 16,273 assays, 22.9% (3,726) detected ≥1 respiratory virus. The frequency of putatively hospital-acquired infection ranged from 6.9% (influenza A/B) to 24.7% (adenovirus). The 176 clusters were most commonly associated with rhinovirus/enterovirus (70) and influenza A/B (62).

Keyphrases

acute care
coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory tract
healthcare
high throughput
emergency department
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
gene therapy