Association between negative-pressure room utilization and hospital-acquired Aspergillus rates in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in two academic hospitals.

Abstract

Hospital-acquired Aspergillus rates among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients were initially higher at a hospital with high negative-pressure room utilization compared to a similar hospital with low utilization but with otherwise identical infection control policies. After the index hospital decreased negative-pressure utilization, hospital-acquired Aspergillus case rates at the 2 hospitals converged.

• Authors: Brett M Biebelberg, Shangyuan Ye, Rui Wang, Michael Klompas, Chanu Rhee
• Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol) Pg. 1-4 (Jun 23 2023) ISSN: 1559-6834 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 37350257 (Publication Type: Journal Article)