Background: Construction and renovation work in hospitals pose risks of fungal airborne infections for immunosuppressed patients. If possible, reconstruction work will be postponed to periods without patient treatment. However, in many situations urgent damage demands immediate refurbishment works before the transferring of patients to other wards or closure of wards is possible. Reported here are infection control related measures and implemented procedures after two incidents of water damage which occurred on a surgical ward and an intensive care unit at the University hospital of Essen.Methods: Between January and April 2009 and between September and October 2009, respectively, concentration of air-borne particles and number of viable ...
International audienceInvasive fungal infections (IFIs) play an important role in the mortality of i...
Lors de travaux, la mise en suspension des spores d’Aspergillus constitue un facteur de risque recon...
Background:Strict asepsis is necessary in operating theatres (OT) and intensive care units (ICU) as ...
ABSTRACTThis study evaluated a multidisciplinary strategy to decrease the rate of invasive pulmonary...
Hospital construction and renovation activities are an ever-constant phenomenon in healthcare facili...
Since 1 January 2001, German hospitals and establishments engaged in outpatient surgery are obliged ...
Objectives: Aspergillus spp could be responsible of nosocomial aspergillosis in immunocompromised pa...
Background. This study examines the microbial and fungal contamination associated with the presence ...
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) due to Aspergillus has been associated with building construction, which...
In developing hygiene strategies, in recent years, the major focus has been on the hands as the key ...
In the early 60s the first specialists for hospital hygiene came on the scene in Scandinavia too. Fr...
Nosokomiale Infektionen zählen heute zu den häufigsten Infektionen während eines Krankenhausaufentha...
The cleaning and disinfection of surfaces in hospitals is becoming increasingly important in the mul...
The current pandemic caused by COVID-19 has underlined the importance of a joint effort and approach...
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) with Apergillus pose a serious threat to those most severely ...
International audienceInvasive fungal infections (IFIs) play an important role in the mortality of i...
Lors de travaux, la mise en suspension des spores d’Aspergillus constitue un facteur de risque recon...
Background:Strict asepsis is necessary in operating theatres (OT) and intensive care units (ICU) as ...
ABSTRACTThis study evaluated a multidisciplinary strategy to decrease the rate of invasive pulmonary...
Hospital construction and renovation activities are an ever-constant phenomenon in healthcare facili...
Since 1 January 2001, German hospitals and establishments engaged in outpatient surgery are obliged ...
Objectives: Aspergillus spp could be responsible of nosocomial aspergillosis in immunocompromised pa...
Background. This study examines the microbial and fungal contamination associated with the presence ...
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) due to Aspergillus has been associated with building construction, which...
In developing hygiene strategies, in recent years, the major focus has been on the hands as the key ...
In the early 60s the first specialists for hospital hygiene came on the scene in Scandinavia too. Fr...
Nosokomiale Infektionen zählen heute zu den häufigsten Infektionen während eines Krankenhausaufentha...
The cleaning and disinfection of surfaces in hospitals is becoming increasingly important in the mul...
The current pandemic caused by COVID-19 has underlined the importance of a joint effort and approach...
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) with Apergillus pose a serious threat to those most severely ...
International audienceInvasive fungal infections (IFIs) play an important role in the mortality of i...
Lors de travaux, la mise en suspension des spores d’Aspergillus constitue un facteur de risque recon...
Background:Strict asepsis is necessary in operating theatres (OT) and intensive care units (ICU) as ...