Influence of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccinations on cluster events among patients and staff in a tertiary-care hospital in Germany

Michael Eisenmann; Vera Rauschenberger; Kerstin Knies; Gerhard Schwarzmann; Ulrich Vogel; Manuel Krone

doi:10.1017/ash.2021.234

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2022)

Influence of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccinations on cluster events among patients and staff in a tertiary-care hospital in Germany

Michael Eisenmann,
Vera Rauschenberger,
Kerstin Knies,
Gerhard Schwarzmann,
Ulrich Vogel,
Manuel Krone

Affiliations

Michael Eisenmann: ORCiD; Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Vera Rauschenberger: ORCiD; Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Kerstin Knies: Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Gerhard Schwarzmann: Quality Control Unit, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Ulrich Vogel: ORCiD; Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Manuel Krone: ORCiD; Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.234
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2

Abstract

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In total, 20 severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) clusters were analyzed in a tertiary-care hospital from the beginning of the pandemic until July 2021. After the second pandemic wave, the number of clusters decreased with increasing vaccination rates and community infections increased again. These findings should motivate healthcare workers to participate in SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaigns.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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