Hospitalization in double-occupancy rooms and the risk of hospital-acquired influenza: a prospective cohort study

E. Munier-Marion (1) , T. Bénet (1, 2) , C. Régis (1) , Bruno Lina (3) , Florence Morfin (3) , Philippe Vanhems (2, 1)

1 Service d'Hygiène, Epidémiologie et Prévention [Hôpital Edouard Herriot - HCL]
2 LPE-Fondation Mérieux - Laboratoire des pathogènes émergents -- Emerging Pathogens Laboratory
3 Virpath - Virpath-Grippe, de l'émergence au contrôle -- Virpath-Influenza, from emergence to control

Hospitalization in double-occupancy rooms and the risk of hospital-acquired influenza were assessed prospectively. The incidence was 2.0 for 100 patient-days in double- vs. 0.7 in single-occupancy rooms (p 0.028). The adjusted hazard ratio of hospital-acquired influenza was 2.67 (95% confidence interval 1.05-6.76) in patients hospitalized in double- compared to single-occupancy rooms.

Mots clés: Adult; Aged; 80 and over; Cohort; Cross Infection; double-occupancy room; epidemiology; Female; hospital-acquired infection; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Influenza; Human; Male; Middle Aged; Patients' Rooms; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment

Domaines: Immunologie; Bactériologie; Virologie

E. Munier-Marion, T. Bénet, C. Régis, Bruno Lina, Florence Morfin, et al.. Hospitalization in double-occupancy rooms and the risk of hospital-acquired influenza: a prospective cohort study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2016, 22 (5), pp.461.e7-9. ⟨10.1016/j.cmi.2016.01.010⟩. ⟨hal-01911345⟩