Challenges in hospital-acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surveillance and attribution of infection source.

Lewis, Sarah S; Kalu, Ibukunoluwa C; Seidelman, Jessica; Anderson, Deverick J; Moehring, Rebekah W; Smith, Becky A

Lewis, Sarah S; Kalu, Ibukunoluwa C; Seidelman, Jessica; Anderson, Deverick J; Moehring, Rebekah W; Smith, Becky A.

Lewis SS; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Kalu IC; Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Seidelman J; Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Anderson DJ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Moehring RW; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Smith BA; Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; : 1-4, 2021 Aug 02.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1751600

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We performed surveillance for hospital-acquired COVID-19 (HA-COVID-19) and compared time-based, electronic definitions to real-time adjudication of the most likely source of acquisition. Without real-time adjudication, nearly 50% of HA-COVID-19 cases identified using electronic definitions were misclassified. Both electronic and traditional contact tracing methods likely underestimated the incidence of HA-COVID-19.

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study Language: English Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Nursing / Epidemiology / Hospitals Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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