Surveillance practices and air-sampling strategies to address healthcare-associated invasive mold infections in Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network hospitals-United States, 2020

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Nov;43(11):1708-1711. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.285. Epub 2021 Jul 16.

Abstract

With this survey, we investigated healthcare-associated invasive mold infection (HA-IMI) surveillance and air sampling practices in US acute-care hospitals. More than half of surveyed facilities performed HA-IMI surveillance and air sampling. HA-IMI surveillance was more commonly performed in academic versus nonacademic facilities. HA-IMI case definitions and sampling strategies varied widely among respondents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection* / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection* / prevention & control
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Infection Control*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States / epidemiology