Contacts between health care workers and patients in a short-stay geriatric unit during the peak of a seasonal influenza epidemic compared with a nonepidemic period

Highlights • Patterns of contacts between HCW and patients during seasonal epidemic are unknown. • Contacts were recorded by RFID devices in a short-stay geriatric unit. • More contacts occurred outside influenza epidemic between nurses and patients. • 15% of nurses accounted for 44% of the number o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2016-08, Vol.44 (8), p.905-909
Hauptverfasser:	Oussaid, Nadia, MSc, Voirin, Nicolas, PhD, Régis, Corinne, RN, Khanafer, Nagham, PharmD, PhD, Martin-Gaujard, Géraldine, MD, Vincent, Adélaïde, MD, Comte, Brigitte, MD, Bénet, Thomas, MD, MPH, Vanhems, Philippe, MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior Observation Techniques Contact networks Cross Infection Disease transmission Disease Transmission, Infectious Elderly Epidemics Health Personnel Health Services for the Aged Hospitals Hospitals, University Humans Infection Control Infectious Disease Influenza Influenza, Human - epidemiology Influenza, Human - transmission Medical personnel Nosocomial infections Nosocomial influenza Patients Radio frequency identification device Risk factors Surveillance
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Patterns of contacts between HCW and patients during seasonal epidemic are unknown. • Contacts were recorded by RFID devices in a short-stay geriatric unit. • More contacts occurred outside influenza epidemic between nurses and patients. • 15% of nurses accounted for 44% of the number of contacts with patients. • Differences in contacts patterns might influence the risk of nosocomial influenza.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.002