Department of Virology, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Feb 16;72(4):690-693. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa816.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause deadly healthcare-associated outbreaks. In a major London teaching hospital, 66 of 435 (15%) COVID-19 inpatient cases between 2 March and 12 April 2020 were definitely or probably hospital-acquired, through varied transmission routes. The case fatality was 36%. Nosocomial infection rates fell following comprehensive infection prevention and control measures.
2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)可导致致命的医源性暴发。在伦敦一家主要教学医院,2020 年 3 月 2 日至 4 月 12 日期间,435 例 COVID-19 住院病例中有 66 例(15%)肯定或可能通过多种传播途径在医院获得。病死率为 36%。采取全面感染预防和控制措施后,医院感染率下降。