Rosenthal Ayelet, Moore Riley, Hireed Homza, Fishbein Joseph, Kociolek Larry K
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Infection Prevention and Control, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Am J Infect Control. 2025 Jun;53(6):735-738. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.148. Epub 2025 Mar 25.
The impact of universal masking on transmission of endemic respiratory viruses in children's hospitals is unknown. We compared the incidence rate, level and trend of non-SARS-CoV-2 healthcare-associated viral respiratory infections (HA-VRIs) prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (September 2013-February 2020); during universal masking (May 2021-March 2023); and after universal masking was lifted (April 2023-November 2023). We found that universal masking was not associated with a change in non-SARS-CoV-2 HA-VRIs.
普遍佩戴口罩对儿童医院中地方性呼吸道病毒传播的影响尚不清楚。我们比较了2019年冠状病毒病大流行之前（2013年9月至2020年2月）、普遍佩戴口罩期间（2021年5月至2023年3月）以及普遍佩戴口罩解除后（2023年4月至2023年11月）非严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2型医疗保健相关病毒性呼吸道感染（HA-VRIs）的发病率、水平和趋势。我们发现，普遍佩戴口罩与非严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2型HA-VRIs的变化无关。
