Factors contributing to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on a mixed medical-surgical unit in a Canadian acute-care hospital.
Megan K McCallumGlenn PatriquinIan R C DavisTammy MacDonaldDaniel GastonJason J LeBlancYahya ShabiB Lynn JohnstonPublished in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2022)
This outbreak likely resulted from admission of 2 patients with COVID-19, with subsequent transmissions to 17 patients and 11 staff. WGS and bioinformatics analyses were critical to identifying previously unrecognized nosocomial transmissions of SARS-CoV-2. This study supports strategies to reduce nosocomial transmissions of SARS-CoV-2, such as single-patient rooms, promotion of COVID-19 vaccination, and infection prevention and control measures including management of wandering behaviors.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- acute care
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- acinetobacter baumannii
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- case report
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- escherichia coli
- patient reported