Ponsford, Mark J., Jefferies, Rhys, Davies, Chris, Farewell, Daniel, Humphreys, Ian R., Jolles, Stephen, Fairbairn, Sara, Lewis, Keir, Menzies, Daniel, Benjamin, Amit, Thaivalappil, Favas, Williams, Chris and Barry, Simon M.
2021.
Burden of nosocomial COVID-19 in Wales: results from a multicentre retrospective observational study of 2508 hospitalised adults.
Thorax
76
(12)
, pp. 1246-1249.
10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-216964
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Abstract
The burden of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infection remains poorly defined. We report on the outcomes of 2508 adults with molecularly-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 admitted across 18 major hospitals, representing over 60% of those hospitalised across Wales between 1 March and 1 July 2020. Inpatient mortality for nosocomial infection ranged from 38% to 42%, consistently higher than participants with community-acquired infection (31%–35%) across a range of case definitions. Those with hospital-acquired infection were older and frailer than those infected within the community. Nosocomial diagnosis occurred a median of 30 days following admission (IQR 21–63), suggesting a window for prophylactic or postexposure interventions, alongside enhanced infection control measures.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Medicine |
Additional Information: | This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
ISSN: | 0040-6376 |
Funders: | Wellcome Trust, MRC |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 29 July 2021 |
Date of Acceptance: | 18 June 2021 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2022 07:31 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/142881 |
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