Sources of viral respiratory infections in Canadian acute care hospital healthcare personnel
Steven Buckrell, Brenda L Coleman, Shelly A McNeil, Kevin Katz, Matthew P Muller, Andrew Simor, Mark Loeb, Jeff Powis, Stefan P Kuster, Julia M Di Bella, Kristy Kl Coleman, Steven J Drews, Philipp Kohler, Allison McGeer & Canadian Healthcare Worker Study Group
abstract |
BACKGROUND AIM METHODS FINDINGS Community and co-worker contacts are important sources of viral respiratory illness in healthcare personnel while exposure to patients with recognized respiratory infections is not associated. The comparatively low risk associated with direct patient contact may reflect transmission related to asymptomatic patients or unrecognized infections. |
citation | Buckrell S, Coleman B L, McNeil S A, Katz K, Muller M P, Simor A, Loeb M, Powis J, Kuster S P, Di Bella J M, Coleman K K, Drews S J, Kohler P, McGeer A, Canadian Healthcare Worker Study Group . Sources of viral respiratory infections in Canadian acute care hospital healthcare personnel. J Hosp Infect 2020;. |
type | journal paper/review (English) |
date of publishing | 16-01-2020 |
journal title | J Hosp Infect |
ISSN electronic | 1532-2939 |
PubMed | 31954763 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.009 |