Sick Employee Online Log (SEOL) System to Monitor Employee Illnesses at a Multi-Hospital System

hospital-acquired virus (27.9%, 377/1,352), followed by parainfluenza virus (18.5%), respiratory syncytial virus (14.6%), influenza virus (13.9%), coronavirus (13.3%), human metapneumovirus (5.3%), bocavirus (3.0%), adenovirus (2.1%), and enterovirus (1.5%) (Figure 1). The seasonal distribution of hospital-acquired respiratory tract infections was similar to that of community-acquired infection. CONCLUSIONS: The rate of hospital-acquired, respiratory tract infection was 0.4% of all of the admitted patients. Rhinovirus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza virus were the major pathogens identified. As all of these viruses could be associated with severe respiratory infection and intra-hospital transmission, more attention should be focused on the recognition and control of hospital-acquired, respiratory virus infection.