Nosocomial transmission of coronavirus disease 2019: a retrospective study of 66 hospital-acquired cases in a London teaching hospital

HM Rickman, T Rampling, K Shaw… - Clinical infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause deadly healthcare-associated
outbreaks. In a major London teaching hospital, 66 of 435 (15%) COVID-19 inpatient cases …

Reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission in hospitals: focus on additional infection control strategies

SJ Dancer - Surgery (Oxford), 2021 - Elsevier
Hospitals under pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic have experienced an additional
challenge due to clusters of hospital-acquired COVID-19 infection occurring on non-COVID …

Occupational health and safety measures in healthcare settings during COVID-19: strategies for protecting staff, patients and visitors

IA Ahmad, E Osei - Disaster Medicine and Public Health …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has profoundly impacted almost every aspect of
healthcare systems worldwide, placing the health and safety of frontline healthcare workers …

Point of care nucleic acid testing for SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized patients: a clinical validation trial and implementation study

DA Collier, SM Assennato, B Warne, N Sithole… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
There is an urgent need for rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing in hospitals to limit nosocomial
spread. We report an evaluation of point of care (POC) nucleic acid amplification testing …

False-negative RT-PCR for COVID-19 and a diagnostic risk score: a retrospective cohort study among patients admitted to hospital

A Gupta-Wright, CK Macleod, J Barrett, SA Filson… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients with a clinical diagnosis
of COVID-19 and false-negative SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), and …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of infection prevention and control interventions, excluding personal protective equipment, to prevent nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2 …

Y Jafari, M Yin, C Lim, D Pople, S Evans… - Infection prevention in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions have been adopted by hospitals to
limit nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The aim of this systematic review is to identify …

Development and internal validation of a diagnostic prediction model for COVID-19 at time of admission to hospital

DL Fink, PY Khan, N Goldman, J Cai… - … Journal of Medicine, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis prior to laboratory
testing results is crucial for infection control in hospitals. Models exist predicting COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Pragmatic recommendations for infection prevention and control practices for healthcare facilities in low-and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 …

N Cobb, A Papali, L Pisani, MJ Schultz… - The American journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies are key in preventing nosocomial
transmission of COVID-19. Several commonly used IPC practices are resource-intensive …

Psychological stress: Repercussions of COVID‐19 on gender

P Ahuja, G Syal, A Kaur - Journal of Public Affairs, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of our study is to examine the effect of Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) on
psychological health of people specific to IES, mental health, family social support, lifestyle …

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission in schools with digital contact tracing

HC Sun, XF Liu, ZW Du, XK Xu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Precision mitigation of COVID-19 is in pressing need for postpandemic time with the
absence of pharmaceutical interventions. In this study, the effectiveness and cost of digital …