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Airborne Aspergillus fumigatus contamination in an intensive care unit
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Ondertitel:Detection, management and control
Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are often extremely vulnerable to suffer an infection from airborne pathogens. Therefore, an environmental outbreak of Aspergillus fumigatus in an ICU should be handled in a concise and efficient way. In this short report, we describe an outbreak of A. fumigatus in the ICU of a Belgian secondary care hospital. Following initial detection of a humidity problem and airborne A. fumigatus, the department of infection prevention took urgent measures for damage control and resolution of the problem. As such a timely resolution has been provided, with assurance of a clean and healthy environment for the critical patients.
Tijdschrift: J. Infect.
ISSN: 1876-0341
Issue: 6
Volume: 12
Pagina's: 904-906
Jaar van publicatie:2019
Trefwoorden:Aspergillus, Contamination, Intensive care
Toegankelijkheid:Open