Effect of a multimodal strategy for prevention of nosocomial influenza: a retrospective study at Grenoble Alpes University Hospital from 2014 to 2019.
Meghann GalloucheHugo TerrisseSylvie LarratSylvie MarfaingChristelle Di CioccioBruno VeritPatrice MorandVincent BonneterreJean-Luc BossonCaroline LandellePublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2022)
Our data mainly suggested that the application of the strategy with 5 modalities, including systematic surgical mask use and rapid diagnosis, seemed to reduce by half the risk of nosocomial influenza. Further data, including medico-economic studies, are necessary to determine the opportunity of extending these measures at a larger scale.