ABSTRACT
In the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)pandemic,thousands of health care wor- kers (HCWs)worldwide infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),some even have lost their lives.At the early stage of the epidemic,some Chinese HCWs were infected.Owing to limited knowledge of characteristics of SARS-CoV-2,more than 3,000 HCWs in Hubei Province contracted SARS-CoV-2 at the early stage of the outbreak.Due to overloaded work of HCWs in local hospitals,more than 42,000 HCWs (including HCWs from the military)were dispatched to Hubei Province from all over the country.At the peak of epidemic,one in 10 intensive care HCWs in China were working in Wuhan.During fighting against COVID-19 in China,although a certain number of HCWs were infected with SARS-CoV-2 at the early stages of the epidemic, effective prevention was achieved through timely adoption of prevention measures,including fast diagnosis,timely isolation of patients,strengthening of HCWs'safety,intensified training on basic protective knowledge and unified management of HCWs,there was no report about infection among the 42,632 members of the national medical teams sent to Hubei,and the number of COVID-19 cases among HCWs in local hospitals also significantly de- creased,thereby indicating that healthcare-associated infection (HAI)of COVID-19 among HCWs are fully pre- ventable.This paper explores how to prevent HCWs from contracting SARS-CoV-2 through effective measures during the epidemic in Wuhan,China.
ABSTRACT
In recent years, with the widespread use of broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents, multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) have emerged and become more and more common, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), which pose severe challenge to clinical anti-infective treatment and prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection. The new antimicrobial agents and bacterial resistance have developed at the same time, development of bacterial resistance seems to have a tendency to overwhelm the development of antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now recognized as one of the major threat to human health worldwide. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of America has proposed four core plans to address the challenge of MDROs: surveillance, antimicrobial management, improvement of antimicrobial agents and diagnosis, as well as prevention and control of transmission. In response to the severe threat of MDRO infection, prevention of infection should be focused on, antimicrobial management and HAI management should be grasped at the same time and attached sufficient importance, effective measures should be taken based on the source, route, and susceptible people of infection, multiple details and constant innovation should be paid attention to, the final victory can be achieved.