Nosocomial influenza in a pediatric general ward: Effects of isolation and cohort placement of children with influenza.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 44(10): 1637-1642, 2023 10.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Many studies have described nosocomial outbreaks of influenza in specialized wards. We evaluated nosocomial transmission of influenza in a pediatric general ward.DESIGN:
Retrospective observational study.SETTING:
Single secondary hospital. PATIENTS The study included 814 hospitalized children with influenza between September 2015 and August 2020.METHODS:
The medical records of the included children were retrospectively reviewed, and clinical characteristics of children with community-acquired (CA) influenza and hospital-acquired (HA) influenza were determined. The room of each included child during hospitalization was traced to identify the children exposed to them.RESULTS:
CA influenza and HA influenza were diagnosed in 789 (96.9%) and 25 (3.1%) children, respectively. Among children with CA influenza, 691 (87.6%) were isolated or place in a cohort on admission. In total, 98 children (12.4%) admitted to multibed rooms exposed 307 children with noninfluenza diseases to influenza during 772 patient days; 3 exposed children (1.0%) were diagnosed with HA influenza. Including these 3 children, 25 children (19 without definite in-hospital exposure to influenza and 3 exposed to other children with HA influenza) were diagnosed with HA influenza, and 11 (44.0%) exposed 31 children with noninfluenza diseases to influenza for 85 patient days. Also, 3 exposed children (9.7%) were diagnosed with HA influenza, a significantly higher rate than that for CA influenza (P = .005). The clinical characteristics were comparable between children with HA influenza and those with CA influenza.CONCLUSIONS:
Cohort placement of children with influenza in a pediatric general ward can be effective in controlling nosocomial transmission of influenza. However, control measures for children with HA influenza should be emphasized.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Problema de saúde:
1_doencas_nao_transmissiveis
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1_doencas_transmissiveis
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2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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2_muertes_prematuras_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Assunto principal:
Infecção Hospitalar
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Influenza Humana
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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ENFERMAGEM
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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HOSPITAIS
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article