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- Hélène Cormier, Antoine Brangier, Caroline Lefeuvre, Marine Asfar, Cédric Annweiler, and Clément Legeay.
- Infection Control and Prevention Unit - University Hospital, Angers, France.
- Maturitas. 2021 Jul 1; 149: 34-36.
AbstractNosocomial COVID-19 in older patients has a high mortality rate. We describe an outbreak of COVID-19 in a geriatric acute care unit (GACU) in March/April 2020 and the lessons learnt regarding prevention. Thirty-six patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 during that 2-month period, in France's "first wave" of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Thirty (83.3%) were considered nosocomial. Attributable mortality reached 33.3% in these patients. Healthcare workers (HCW) were not spared, with an overall attack rate of 36.8%, but the rate was especially high among nurse assistants (68.2%). Repeated testing, single rooms, hand hygiene, and good use of personal protective equipment are paramount in GACUs to prevent in-hospital COVID-19 outbreaks.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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