Characterization and evolution of infection control practices among severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected healthcare workers in acute-care hospitals and long-term care facilities in Québec, Canada, Spring 2020.

Sara Carazo PerezDenis LalibertéJasmin VilleneuveRichard MartinPierre DeshaiesGeoffroy DenisGeorges AdibFrance TissotMarc DionneGaston De Serres

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)

Québec HCWs and their families were severely affected during the first wave of COVID-19. Insufficient pandemic preparedness and suboptimal IPC practices likely contributed to high transmission in both LTCFs and ACHs.

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acute care
long term care
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primary care
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
public health
infectious diseases