Rationale for antiepidemic measures aimed to prevent focal incidence of COVID-19 in dormitories (on the example of Moscow)

Q4 Medicine

Infektsionnye Bolezni Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.20953/1729-9225-2022-1-23-31

A. Zadoroshnyy, N. Pshenichnaya, V. Akimkin, V. Maleev

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Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many infection foci were registered in dormitories. Therefore, it is critical to have a clear understanding of the effectiveness of antiepidemic measures (AEMs) that appear to be one of the most important method to prevent the spread of the virus. Objective. To provide a scientific rationale for AEMs used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in dormitories. Materials and methods. We compared the epidemic process in 5 representative COVID-19 foci, depending on AEMs initiated at these foci. The t-test was used to check the statistical hypothesis (p ≤ 0.05). Results. The epidemiological analysis demonstrated that the severity of COVID-19 epidemic process correlated with the effectiveness of AEMs. Absence of AEMs during focus formation promoted rapid spread of the virus among residents on all floors of the dormitory. The epidemic process in these dormitories was characterized by a chronic course with a high incidence rate. The implementation of a complex of AEMs when first COVID-19 cases were registered prevented the formation of a large infection focus and facilitated its timely isolation. Conclusion. Our findings suggest that AEMs are the main measures to limit focal incidence of COVID-19 in the dormitories of Moscow. Key words: infection focus, dormitory, antiepidemic measures, COVID-19

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旨在防止COVID-19在宿舍集中发生的防疫措施的理由(以莫斯科为例)

在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，许多感染疫源地都在宿舍登记。因此，清楚地了解防疫措施(AEMs)的有效性是至关重要的，这似乎是防止病毒传播的最重要方法之一。目标。为使用AEMs预防COVID-19在宿舍传播提供科学依据。材料和方法。根据在这些疫源地发起的AEMs，我们比较了5个代表性疫源地的流行过程。采用t检验检验统计学假设(p≤0.05)。结果。流行病学分析表明，疫情过程的严重程度与AEMs的有效性相关。在焦点形成过程中缺乏紧急医疗服务，促进了病毒在宿舍所有楼层的居民中迅速传播。这些宿舍的流行过程具有慢性和高发病率的特点。在首次登记COVID-19病例时，实施综合医疗辅助管理，防止了大型感染焦点的形成，并有助于及时隔离。结论。我们的研究结果表明，AEMs是限制莫斯科宿舍COVID-19疫源地发病率的主要措施。关键词:感染焦点;宿舍;防疫措施

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Infektsionnye Bolezni Medicine-Infectious Diseases

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期刊介绍： The journal publishes original research works, reviews of literature, lectures, methodological recommendations, clinical observations. Main topics: problems of etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations of infectious diseases, new techniques and methods of their diagnosis, prevention and treatment; special attention is paid to the problems of antibacterial and antiviral therapy, the use of immunoglobulins and interferons, and also to intensive therapy of critical states. The journal is in the List of leading scientific journals and periodicals of the Supreme Attestation Committee, where the principal results of doctoral dissertations should be published.