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Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on infection control practices in a university hospital

Part of: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2022

Gabriela Abelenda-Alonso Open the ORCID record for Gabriela Abelenda-Alonso [Opens in a new window] ,
Mireia Puig-Asensio Open the ORCID record for Mireia Puig-Asensio [Opens in a new window] ,
Emilio Jiménez-Martínez Open the ORCID record for Emilio Jiménez-Martínez [Opens in a new window] ,
Esther García-Lerma ,
Ana Hornero Open the ORCID record for Ana Hornero [Opens in a new window] ,
Carmen Gutiérrez ,
Miriam Torrecillas ,
Cristian Tebé Open the ORCID record for Cristian Tebé [Opens in a new window] ,
Miquel Pujol Open the ORCID record for Miquel Pujol [Opens in a new window]  and
Jordi Carratalà Open the ORCID record for Jordi Carratalà [Opens in a new window]
Gabriela Abelenda-Alonso
Affiliation:
Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
Mireia Puig-Asensio*
Affiliation:
Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain Center for Biomedical Research in Infectious Diseases Network (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
Emilio Jiménez-Martínez
Affiliation:
Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
Esther García-Lerma
Affiliation:
Biostatistics Department, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Ana Hornero
Affiliation:
Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
Carmen Gutiérrez
Affiliation:
Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
Miriam Torrecillas
Affiliation:
Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
Cristian Tebé
Affiliation:
Biostatistics Department, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Miquel Pujol
Affiliation:
Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Center for Biomedical Research in Infectious Diseases Network (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
Jordi Carratalà
Affiliation:
Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Center for Biomedical Research in Infectious Diseases Network (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
*
Author for correspondence: Mireia Puig-Asensio MD, PhD, E-mail: mpuiga@bellvitgehospital.cat
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , January 2023 , pp. 135 - 138
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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