A cluster-control approach to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on a stroke ward with infection control considerations for dementia and vascular units.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We sought to contain a healthcare-associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, to evaluate contributory factors, and to prevent future outbreaks.

Design

Quasi-experimental cluster-control outbreak evaluation.

Methods

All patients and staff on the outbreak ward (case cluster), and randomly selected patients and staff on COVID-19 wards (positive control cluster) and a non-COVID-19 wards (negative control cluster) underwent reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. Hand hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance, detection of environmental SARS-COV-2 RNA, patient behavior, and SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody prevalence were assessed.

Results

In total, 145 staff and 26 patients were exposed, resulting in 24 seco

SUBMITTER: Lesho EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870916 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature