1. Preparing for future waves and pandemics: a global hospital survey on infection control measures and infection rates in COVID-19
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Matoori, Simon, Kuritzkes, Daniel R., Goh, Yonggeng, Quek, Swee Tian, Wang, Liang, Sun, Ziyan, di Marco, Fabiano, Borleri, Daniela, Buoro, Sabrina, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Ferrari, Tatiana, Rizzi, Marco, Raimondi, Federico, Cesa, Simonetta, Koh, Dow-Mu, Froehlich, Johannes M., Janssen, Sonja, Lange, Bettina, Egle, Alexander, Erb, Stefan, Mossdorf, Erik, Gutzeit, Andreas, Matoori, S, Kuritzkes, D, Goh, Y, Quek, S, Wang, L, Sun, Z, di Marco, F, Borleri, D, Buoro, S, Fagiuoli, S, Ferrari, T, Rizzi, M, Raimondi, F, Cesa, S, Koh, D, Froehlich, J, Janssen, S, Lange, B, Egle, A, Erb, S, Mossdorf, E, and Gutzeit, A
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Microbiology (medical) ,Infection Control ,Internationality ,Short Report ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,infection rate ,COVID-19 ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,Hospitals ,control measure ,Personnel, Hospital ,Infectious Diseases ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Pandemics ,Personal Protective Equipment - Abstract
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. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13756-021-01029-z.
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- 2021
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