Efficacy of air cleaning units for preventing SARS-CoV-2 and other hospital-acquired infections on medicine for older people wards: a quasi-experimental controlled before-and-after study
ACUs may reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection to a clinically meaningfully degree. Larger studies could reduce uncertainty, perhaps using a crossover design, and factors influencing acceptability to staff and patients should be explored further.
Authors
- Christopher J. R. Illingworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0030-2784)
- Theodore Gouliouris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-1205)
- Robert J. B. Goudie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9554-1499)
- Andrew Conway Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3211-3216)
- Victoria L. Keevil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6148-0640)
- Clive Beggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6460-9937)
- Rachel Thaxter
- Christine E. Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9568-6206)
- Matthew Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5617-1106)
- Rebecca C Brock
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Cambridge School (PT)
- Bridge University (SS)
- MRC Biostatistics Unit (GB)
- MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (GB)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.09.017
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.51
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Public Health England
- Medical Research Council
- NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre