Hospital-acquired aspergillosis: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 11:21, 16 August 2019

Environmental
- Construction is the major cause
- Filters not working, leaks in windows
Patient-specific
- immunocompromise, especially HSCT

Protection
- HEPA filter
- Regular environmental cleaning
- Fungicide in the contruction material
- Getting rid of carpeting and upholstered furniture
- HSCT patients need negative pressure room, and need to wear masks outside of their room
Contruction projects risk assessment
- Project type A through D with increasing amount of dust and risk of aspergillosis
- Also depends on patient area, from offices (low risk) to ICU (high risk)

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+== Microbiology ==
-= Hospital-acquired aspergillosis =
+* ''[[A. fumigatus]]'' most common, followed by ''A. flavus''
+== Risk Factors ==
+* Environmental
+** Construction is the major cause
+** Filters not working, leaks in windows
+* Patient-specific
+** immunocompromise, especially HSCT
+== Prevention ==
-* Construction is the major cause
-* Filters not working, leaks in windows
-* ''A. fumigatus'' most common, followed by ''A. flavus''
-* Patient risk factors are mainly to do with immunocompromise, especially HSCT
 * Protection
 ** HEPA filter
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 ** Project type A through D with increasing amount of dust and risk of aspergillosis
 ** Also depends on patient area, from offices (low risk) to ICU (high risk)
+[[Category:Infection prevention and control]]
+[[Category:Hospital-acquired infections]]