ReviewAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2021
Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers.
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151 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effective infection prevention and control measures in long-term care facilities in non-outbreak and outbreak settings: a systematic literature review.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2023Pooled it
- The role of routine SARS-CoV-2 screening of healthcare-workers in acute care hospitals in 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Pooled it
- Hospital-onset COVID-19 infection surveillance systems: a systematic review.The Journal of hospital infection · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Inpatient Mortality Associated With Nosocomial and Community COVID-19 Exposes the Vulnerability of Immunosuppressed Adults.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Pooled it
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- Impact of a Serious Game (Escape COVID-19) on the Intention to Change COVID-19 Control Practices Among Employees of Long-term Care Facilities: Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
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- Lessons from Two Early COVID-19 Hospital Outbreaks in Germany to Inform Strategies for Controlling Emerging Nosocomial Outbreaks of Highly Transmissible Respiratory Viruses.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The persistence and mortality of Lassa fever in Nigeria reflect systemic clinical and diagnostic challenges rather than viral reemergence alone.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2026Article
- Genomic and Phylogenetic Dissection of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Networks in Healthcare Workers.International journal of microbiology · 2026Article
- Psychological impact of an epidemic on the mental health of medical staff: a case study of mobile cabin hospitals in Beijing during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Risk factors and effectiveness of vaccination for nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 acquisition throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Hospital-Based Healthcare Workers in Thailand at Myanmar Border, 2022.COVID · 2025Article
- Utilizing Whole Genome Sequencing to Investigate a COVID-19 Cluster Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Facility in the Philippines: Insights and Implications for Infection Prevention and Control.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025Article
- An openEHR based infection control system to support monitoring of nosocomial bacterial clusters and contacts.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compile current published reports on nosocomial outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), evaluate the role of healthcare workers (HCWs) in transmission, and evaluate outbreak management practices.
methodsNarrative literature review. SHORT
conclusionThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed a large burden on hospitals and healthcare providers worldwide, which increases the risk of nosocomial transmission and outbreaks to "non-COVID" patients or residents, who represent the highest-risk population in terms of mortality, as well as HCWs. To date, there are several reports on nosocomial outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2, and although the attack rate is variable, it can be as high as 60%, with high mortality. There is currently little evidence on transmission dynamics, particularly using genomic sequencing, and the role of HCWs in initiating or amplifying nosocomial outbreaks is not elucidated. There has been a paradigm shift in management practices of viral respiratory outbreaks, that includes widespread testing of patients (or residents) and HCWs, including asymptomatic individuals. These expanded testing criteria appear to be crucial in identifying and controlling outbreaks.
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