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ArticleInfection prevention in practice2025

The role of vaccination and healthcare acquisition in respiratory failure during a COVID-19 outbreak in an acute hospital in Wales.

Craig Hogg, Caoimhe McKerr, Noel Craine, Dafydd Williams, Malorie Perry, Simon Cottrell

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Craig HoggCommunicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Caoimhe McKerrCommunicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Noel CraineCommunicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Dafydd WilliamsInfection Prevention Department, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Bangor, Wales, UK.
Malorie PerryCommunicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Simon CottrellCommunicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study provides descriptive analysis of a COVID-19 outbreak of 323 cases in a Welsh hospital in early 2021, with a focus on respiratory failure (RF) as a severe outcome. Multivariate analysis demonstrated decreased odds of RF in healthcare acquired cases (aOR 0.40 (95%CI 0.24-0.65),

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PMID40800205
PMCPMC12341585

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