Sathitakorn O, Chaononghin S, Katawethiwong P, Pientong T, Weber DJ, Warren DK, Apisarnthanarak P, Apisarnthanarak A. Strategies to limit invasive fungal infection in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) intensive care unit: The role of infection prevention for renovation and construction in resource-limited settings.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol 2022;
2:e74. [PMID:
36483387 PMCID:
PMC9726591 DOI:
10.1017/ash.2022.35]
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Abstract
Hospital construction and renovation activities are the main cause of healthcare-associated fungal outbreaks. Infection control risk assessments (ICRAs) for renovation and construction decrease the risk of healthcare-associated fungal outbreaks, but they are typically not performed in developing countries. We reviewed an outbreak investigation to limit the construction-related fungal infections in a COVID-19 ICU in a resource-limited setting.
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