Experience with SARS-CoV-2 in an orthopaedic hospital

Concerns about nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2 have been described since the COVID-19 pandemic was first reported and cases of hospital-acquired (HA) COVID-19 and COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported even in clinical areas not intended for the specific care of COVID-19 and declared as “non-CO...

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Published in:Infection prevention in practice 2023-03, Vol.5 (1), p.100260-100260, Article 100260
Main Authors: Oliveira, Priscila R., Carvalho, Vladimir C., Anjos, Angelica M., Melo, Vanessa F., Leite, Cesar, Silva, Adriana C., Maluf, Natalya Z., Silva, Jorge S., Lima, Ana Lucia L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Control
COVID-19
Nosocomial infection
Prevention
SARS-CoV-2
Short Report
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Summary:Concerns about nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2 have been described since the COVID-19 pandemic was first reported and cases of hospital-acquired (HA) COVID-19 and COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported even in clinical areas not intended for the specific care of COVID-19 and declared as “non-COVID” areas. Retrospective analysis of measures to prevent of hospital acquisition of COVID-19 in patients admitted to a tertiary referral specialist orthopaedic hospital in Brazil in which emergency care was maintained during the pandemic. The proportion of HA-COVID-19 (0.07%) was lower than the value reported for general healthcare in Brazil (0.72%, P
ISSN:2590-0889
2590-0889
DOI:10.1016/j.infpip.2022.100260