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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.
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Rickman, H. M., Rampling, T., Shaw, K., Martinez-Garcia, G., Hail, L., Coen, P., … Houlihan, C. F. (2021). Nosocomial Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Study of 66 Hospital-acquired Cases in a London Teaching Hospital. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72(4), 690–693. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa816
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