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Does a mobile dust-containment cart reduce the risk of healthcare-associated fungal infections during above-ceiling work?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2020

Mark O. Buchanan Open the ORCID record for Mark O. Buchanan [Opens in a new window] ,
Sharon C. Thompson ,
Lauren M. DiBiase ,
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett  and
David J. Weber
Mark O. Buchanan*
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sharon C. Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lauren M. DiBiase
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Author for correspondence: Mark O. Buchanan, E-mail: mark.buchanan@unchealth.unc.edu
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Abstract

Immunocompromised patients are at risk for infections due to above-ceiling activities in hospitals. Mobile dust-containment carts are available as environmental controls, but no published data support their efficacy. Using microbial air sampling and particle counts, we provide evidence of reduced risk of fungal exposure during open ceiling activities.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , April 2021 , pp. 477 - 479
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