Patients in hospital with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in a network of Canadian acute care hospitals, Mar. 1 to Aug. 31, 2020: a descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information on the epidemiology of patients in hospital with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Canadian acute care hospitals is needed to inform infection prevention and control strategies and public health measures. The aim of this surveillance was to describe the epidemiology of patients in hospital with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in a network of Canadian acute care hospitals between Mar. 1 and Aug. 31, 2020.

Methods

Through prospective surveillance, we identified adult and pediatric patients in hospital with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 using a standard definition between Mar. 1 and Aug. 31, 2020, through the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP), a network of 78 hospitals. Patient demographic and clinical char

SUBMITTER: Mitchell R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8034374 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature