[COVID-19 outbreak investigation in a geriatric palliative hospital].

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the second COVID-19 wave, a large COVID-19 outbreak happened at a 90-bed geriatric palliative care hospital in December 2020, whereby 32 % of the healthcare personnel (HCP) and 29 patients became infected within 23 days and 13 patients died. The bed occupancy rate dropped to 20 %. Drastically enhanced hygiene measures directly after outbreak detection could stop further nosocomial infections among patients but were less effective among HCP.

Objective

Outbreak investigation and detection of risk factors for infection in HCP.

Material and methods

Anonymous online survey among HCP from January and February 2021 investigating potential risk factors for PCR positive infections (poorly fitting FFP2 masks, close contacts with positive patients, team meeting

SUBMITTER: Raichle C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8258484 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature