Endemic setting (N = 45) | Epidemic setting (N = 81) | P value | Low prevalence countries (N = 44)1 | High prevalence countries (N = 8)2 | P value | |
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Median number of components (range) | 2 (1–5) | 2 (1–5) | 0.697 | 2 (1–5) | 1.5 (1–4) | 0.833 |
Components of outbreak investigations | ||||||
1) Identifying contact patients (%) | 4 (8.9) | 18 (22.2) | 0.059 | 9 (20.5) | 2 (25.0) | – |
2) Screening of contact patients (%) | 3 (6.7) | 16 (19.8) | 0.043 | 8 (18.2) | 2 (25.0) | – |
3) Screening on admission (%) | 21 (46.7) | 13 (16.0) | < 0.001 | 15 (34.1) | 1 (12.5) | – |
4) Screening during hospitalization (%) | 21 (46.7) | 30 (37.0) | 0.291 | 18 (40.9) | 4 (50.0) | – |
5) Screening of HCW (%) | 12 (26.7) | 25 (30.9) | 0.620 | 13 (29.5) | 0 (0) | – |
6) Screening of the environment (%) Dry environment (%) Wet environment (%) | 28 (62.2)3 15 (33.3)4 25 (55.6)7 | 72 (88.9) 38 (46.9)5 68 (84.0)6 | < 0.001 0.292 0.002 | 33 (75.0) 16 (36.4)7 31 (70.5)8 | 7 (87.5) 3 (37.5) 7 (87.5)6 | – – – |
7) Other (%) | 5 (11.1) | 2 (2.5) | – | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0) | – |