Vulnerability of hospitalized patients during community disease outbreaks: Lessons from the early COVID-19 pandemic
Patients with COVID-19 as a HAI face a higher risk of death compared to patients hospitalized with COVID-19 acquired in the community and are less likely to be admitted to the ICU. Strict infection control measures are needed during community outbreaks to protect hospitalized patients.
Authors
- Olivier Steichen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-0372)
- Eliana Wassermann
- Mélodie Bernaux
- Judith Leblanc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0323-6671)
- Claude Bachmeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1429-0972)
- Christel Daniel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7938-8156)
- Guillaume Lemaître
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FR)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Hewlett-Packard (France) (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hôpital Saint-Antoine (FR)
- Centre Inria de Saclay (FR)
- CEA Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Institut Pierre Louis d‘Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (FR)
- Hôpital Tenon (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- La Revue de Médecine Interne
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revmed.2025.01.003
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.03
Funders
- Fondation de France