Description of an influenza outbreak in a French university hospital and risk factors of nosocomial influenza
- 15 October 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (4), 879-884
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-04070-9
Abstract
Our objective was to evaluate risk factors of nosocomial influenza (NI) in an university hospital during the 2015/2016 influenza season. All hospitalized patients with influenza-like illness associated with laboratory confirmation by polymerase chain reaction were included in a prospective observational study. We identified 44 cases (19%) of NI among the 233 cases of influenza: 38/178 (21%) in adults and 6/55 (11%) in children. Among adults, hospitalization in a double or multi-occupancy room was independently associated with NI (adjusted Odds Ratio, 3.42; 95% CI, 1.29–9.08; p = 0.013). The results of the study underline the importance of single room to prevent NI.Keywords
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