Preparing for future waves and pandemics: a global hospital survey on infection control measures and infection rates in COVID-19.

Simon MatooriDaniel R KuritzkesYonggeng GohSwee Tian QuekLiang WangZiyan SunFabiano di MarcoDaniela BorleriSabrina BuoroStefano FagiuoliTatiana FerrariMarco RizziFederico RaimondiSimonetta CesaDow-Mu KohJohannes M FroehlichSonja JanssenBettina LangeAlexander EgleStefan ErbErik MossdorfAndreas Gutzeit

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)

A survey of hospitals on three continents was performed to assess their infection control preparedness and measures, and their infection rate in hospital health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. All surveyed hospitals used similar PPE but differences in preparedness, PPE shortages, and infection rates were reported.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
coronavirus disease
sars cov
emergency department
adverse drug
current status
infectious diseases