Transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in the hospital setting
Authors:
HPRU Author: Christl Donnelly
Abstract:
SARS-CoV-2 can spread efficiently in hospitals, but the transmission pathways amongst patients and healthcare workers are unclear. We analysed data from four teaching hospitals in Oxfordshire, UK, from January to October 2020. Associations between infectious SARS-CoV-2 individuals and infection risk were quantified using logistic, generalised additive and linear mixed models. Cases were classified as community- or hospital-acquired using likely incubation periods.
Journal:
PLOS Medicine
PMID:
34637439
PMCID:
PMC8509983