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SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Germany: a national observational study
dc.contributor.authorSuwono, Beneditta
dc.contributor.authorSteffen, Annika
dc.contributor.authorSchweickert, Birgitta
dc.contributor.authorSchönfeld, Viktoria
dc.contributor.authorBrandl, Michael
dc.contributor.authorSandfort, Mirco
dc.contributor.authorWillrich, Niklas
dc.contributor.authorEckmanns, Tim
dc.contributor.authorHaller, Sebastian
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-17T15:06:04Z
dc.date.available2023-11-17T15:06:04Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-14none
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100303
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/11369
dc.description.abstractBackground Outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs) pose serious public health threats. We analysed how frequency and size of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in hospitals and LTCFs have altered since the beginning of the pandemic, in particular since the start of the vaccination campaign. Methods We used mandatory notification data on SARS-CoV-2 cases in Germany and stratified by outbreak cases in hospitals and LTCFs. German vaccination coverage data were analysed. We studied the association of the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and outbreak cases with SARS-CoV-2 cases in Germany throughout the four pandemic waves. We built also counterfactual scenarios with the first pandemic wave as the baseline. Findings By 21 September 2021, there were 4,147,387 SARS-CoV-2 notified cases since March 2020. About 20% of these cases were reported as being related to an outbreak, with 1% of the cases in hospitals and 4% in LTCFs. The median number of outbreak cases in the different phases was smaller (≤5) in hospitals than in LTCFs (>10). In the first and second pandemic waves, we observed strong associations in both facility types between SARS-CoV-2 out- break cases and total number of notified SARS-CoV-2 cases. However, during the third pandemic wave we observed a decline in outbreak cases in both facility types and only a weak association between outbreak cases and all cases. Interpretation The vaccination campaign and non-pharmaceutical interventions have been able to protect vulnera- ble risk groups in hospitals and LTCFs. Funding No specific fundingeng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.rights(CC BY 3.0 DE) Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschlandger
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleSARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Germany: a national observational studynone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-176904/11369-1
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.container-titleThe Lancet Regional Health - Europenone
local.edoc.container-issn2666-7762none
local.edoc.pages13none
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/the-lancet-regional-health-europenone
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameElseviernone
local.edoc.container-volume14none
local.edoc.container-reportyear2022none
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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