Study | Setting (beds); country | Definition of ward closure (length) | Other measures | Inpatient outcomes (includes index case(s))a | Controlled (Y, N, NA) | Due tob |
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Influenza A | ||||||
Horcajada et al. [40] | Infectious disease and AIDS wards (23) at a tertiary care hospital (800); Spain | No new admissions (2w) | 7 | 8/23 in total | Y | All |
Risa et al. [43] | Adult behavioral health unit (26) at a veterans hospital; USA | No new admissions | 9 | 8/26 in total | Y | Multiple |
Sartor et al. [44] | Internal medicine unit (19) at a medical school affiliate (700); France | No new admissions | 3 | 9/22 in total: 2 (22Â %) positive | Y | NA |
Wong et al. [47] | General medical ward, 3 bays (30); Hong Kong, China | No new admissions; no transfers (8d) | 5 | 9/60 in total | Y | All |
Parainfluenza | ||||||
Moisiuk et al. [42] | Tertiary obstetric-neonatal facility (20); Canada | No new admissions (3w) | 8 | 12/19 in total: | Y | Hand hygiene |
6 (50Â %) positive | ||||||
Parainfluenza and respiratory syncytial virus | ||||||
Jalal et al. [41] | Adult hematology unit (58) at a teaching hospital; UK | No new admissions (2m) | 5 | 30 in total (19 PIV-3, 7 RSV, 4 with both): 11 (37Â %) died | Y | Multiple |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome | ||||||
Gopalakrishna et al. [46] | 3 tertiary hospitals (1400, 1600, unknown); Singapore | Hospital 1: hospital-wide undefined closure | Hospital 1: 7 | Hospital 1: 11 in total | Y (all 3 hospitals) | All (all 3 hospitals) |
Hospital 2: no new admissions and discharges | Hospital 2: 4 | Hospital 2: 12 in total | ||||
Hospital 3: no new admissions and discharges (10d) | Hospital 3: 1 | Hospital 3: 6 in total | ||||
Liu et al. [48] | Primary and tertiary care at a referral medical center (2300); Taiwan, China | Undefined closure | 12 | 16 in total: 4 (25Â %) died | Y | All |
Owolabi and Kwolek [38] | Obstetrical unit at a general hospital; Canada | SARS 1: limited new admissions | SARS 1 (27d): 8 | NA | Y | NA |
SARS 2: no new admissions (45d) | Days 5–49: 3 | |||||
Streptococcus pneumoniae | ||||||
Subramanian et al. [45] | ENT ward at a teaching hospital; UK | No new admissions; no discharges (1w) | 4 | 7 in total | Y | NA |
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus | ||||||
Denton et al. [39] | Adult oncology unit (34); UK | No new admissions (11d) | 5 | 8 in total | Y | Closure |