Open AccessCharacterization and evolution of infection control practices among severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–infected healthcare workers in acute-care hospitals and long-term care facilities in Québec, Canada, Spring 2020
Author(s) -
Sara Carazo,
Denis Laliberté,
Jasmin Villeneuve,
Richard Lewis Martin,
Pierre Deshaies,
Geoffroy Denis,
Georges Adib,
F Tissot,
Marc Dionne,
Gaston De Serres
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2021.160
Subject(s) - medicine , infection control , health care , acute care , public health , emergency medicine , long term care , intensive care medicine , nursing , economics , economic growth
In this study, we aimed to (1) estimate the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection rate and the secondary attack rate among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Québec, the most affected province of Canada during the first wave; (2) describe the evolution of work-related exposures and infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in infected HCWs; and (3) compare the exposures and practices between acute-care hospitals (ACHs) and long-term care facilities (LTCFs).