A pseudo-outbreak of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis: a microbiological investigation of both the patients and the environment
| العنوان: | A pseudo-outbreak of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis: a microbiological investigation of both the patients and the environment |
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| المؤلفون: | Kohei Hasegawa, Asako Doi, Hirokazu Kuroda, Toshikazu Hasuike, Akiko Ogura, Seiko Nasu, Hiroaki Nishioka, Keisuke Tomii |
| المصدر: | Journal of Infection Prevention. 24:83-88 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Advanced and Specialized Nursing, Infectious Diseases, Health Policy, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
| الوصف: | Background We experienced a pseudo-outbreak of aspergillosis in a newly constructed COVID-19 ward. Within the first 3 months from the commencement of the ward, six intubated patients of COVID-19 developed probable or possible pulmonary aspergillosis. We suspected an outbreak of pulmonary aspergillosis associated with ward construction and launched air sampling for the investigation of the relationship between these. Methods The samples were collected at 13 locations in the prefabricated ward and three in the general wards, not under construction, as a control. Results The results from samples revealed different species of Aspergillus from those detected by the patients. Aspergillus sp. was detected not only from the air samples in the prefabricated ward but also in the general ward. Discussion In this investigation, we could not find evidence of the outbreak that links the construction of the prefabricated ward with the occurrence of pulmonary aspergillosis. It might suggest that this series of aspergillosis was more likely occurred from fungi that inherently colonized patients, and was associated with patient factors such as severe COVID-19 rather than environmental factors. Once an outbreak originating from building construction is suspected, it is important to conduct an environmental investigation including an air sampling. |
| تدمد: | 1757-1782 1757-1774 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::79bb85e453d4faccc1d381498ae341e1 https://doi.org/10.1177/17571774231152721 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........79bb85e453d4faccc1d381498ae341e1 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 17571782 17571774 |
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