Association between negative-pressure room utilization and hospital-acquired Aspergillus rates in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in two academic hospitals

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Dec;44(12):2085-2088. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.104. Epub 2023 Jun 23.

Abstract

Hospital-acquired Aspergillus rates among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients were initially higher at a hospital with high negative-pressure room utilization compared to a similar hospital with low utilization but with otherwise identical infection control policies. After the index hospital decreased negative-pressure utilization, hospital-acquired Aspergillus case rates at the 2 hospitals converged.

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillus
  • COVID-19*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Infection Control
  • Patient Isolators