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Nosocomial Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Study of 66 Hospital-acquired Cases in a London Teaching Hospital

Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 72, No. 4, Year 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause deadly healthcare-associated outbreaks. In a major London teaching hospital, 66 of 435 (15%) COVID-19 inpatient cases between 2 March and 12 April 2020 were definitely or probably hospital-acquired, through varied transmission routes. The case fatality was 36%. Nosocomial infection rates fell following comprehensive infection prevention and control measures.

Statistics
Citations: 182
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa816
ISSN: 10584838
e-ISSN: 15376591
Research Areas
Covid
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study

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