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. 2021 Feb 16;72(4):690-693.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa816.

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

Hannah M Rickman  1 , Tommy Rampling  1 , Karen Shaw  2 , Gema Martinez-Garcia  2 , Leila Hail  2 , Pietro Coen  1   2 , Maryam Shahmanesh  1   3   4 , Gee Yen Shin  1 , Eleni Nastouli  1   5 , Catherine F Houlihan  1   5
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Nosocomial Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Study of 66 Hospital-acquired Cases in a London Teaching Hospital

Hannah M Rickman et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare-associated infection; infection prevention and control; nosocomial; transmission.

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