Risk of viral respiratory infection associated with shared washroom between adjoining rooms: a test-negative study
In test-negative study of residents exposed to viral respiratory infection (VRI), odds of VRI (excluding SARS-CoV-2) was higher with shared room (OR = 2.28, 95% CI, 1.53-3.40) and shared adjoining washroom (OR = 1.65, 95% CI, 1.03-2.64) than neighboring rooms. Measures recommended for exposed residents in shared rooms should be considered for shared washrooms.
Authors
- Amna Rizvi
- Radhika Chawla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2374-151X)
- Melisa Avaness
- Jerome A. Leis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2250-4894)
- Philippa R. Bayley
- Rob Kozak
- Christina Chan
- Victoria Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-0137)
- Karoleen Volpentesta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1153-198X)
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10262
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00