Non-pharmaceutical infection prevention measures in nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks: a retrospective multi-centre cohort study
Our data provide insights in non-pharmaceutical outbreak prevention and management, revealing that the mandatory use of face masks by patients in the presence of HCWs and a high patient screening frequency in ongoing outbreaks were significantly associated with smaller outbreaks. Further studies are required to allow for generalizability.
Authors
- Petra Gastmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5520-4287)
- Barbara C. Gärtner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5234-7634)
- NaTasha Schiller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4894-7442)
- Mario Cristofolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4174-6705)
- Alexander D. Wollkopf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-6412)
- Claas Baier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3895-5446)
- Christine Geffers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3047-6416)
- A Brodzinski
- Simone Scheithauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0773-4739)
- Isabella Dresselhaus
- Cihan Papan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7951-2567)
- Nico T. Mutters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0156-9595)
- Frank Kipp
- Michael Berens
Institutions
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
- Jena University Hospital (DE)
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene (DE)
- BG Klinikum Bergmannstrost Halle (DE)
- University of Göttingen (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.09.021
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung