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Differences in the incidence of nosocomial-onset COVID-19 among hospitalized patients with exposure to SARS-CoV-2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2024

Masataka Nakagawa ,
Yumiko Fujishiro ,
Yohei Doi ,
Junichi Yamakami  and
Hitoshi Honda Open the ORCID record for Hitoshi Honda [Opens in a new window]
Masataka Nakagawa
Affiliation:
Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University Hospital, Aichi, Japan
Yumiko Fujishiro
Affiliation:
Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University Hospital, Aichi, Japan
Yohei Doi
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Junichi Yamakami
Affiliation:
Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University Hospital, Aichi, Japan
Hitoshi Honda*
Affiliation:
Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University Hospital, Aichi, Japan Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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Corresponding author: Hitoshi Honda; Email: hitoshihonda@fujita-hu.ac.jp
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Abstract

We evaluated the secondary COVID-19 incidence among uninfected hospitalized patients after nosocomial COVID-19 exposure. An exposure source of SARS-CoV-2 was hospitalized patients or healthcare personnel (HCP) newly diagnosed as having COVID-19. Patients exposed to a COVID-19-infected patient in a shared room more frequently developed COVID-19 than those exposed to an infected HCP.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , First View , pp. 1 - 3
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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