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Infection Control in the Era of COVID-19: A Narrative Review.
Shbaklo, Nour; Lupia, Tommaso; De Rosa, Francesco G; Corcione, Silvia.
  • Shbaklo N; Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Lupia T; Department of Infectious Diseases, Cardinal Massaia, 14100 Asti, Italy.
  • De Rosa FG; Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Corcione S; Department of Infectious Diseases, Cardinal Massaia, 14100 Asti, Italy.
Antibiotics (Basel) ; 10(10)2021 Oct 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1526802
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 quickly became a pandemic causing millions of infections and mortalities. It required real-time adjustments to healthcare systems and infection prevention and control (IPC) measures to limit the spread and protect healthcare providers and hospitalized patients. IPC guidelines were adopted and developed based on experience gained during the MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV outbreaks. The aim of this narrative review is to summarize current evidence on IPC in healthcare settings and patients with COVID-19 to prevent nosocomial infections during the actual pandemic. A search was run on PubMed using the terms ('COVID-19' [Mesh]) AND ('Infection Control' [Mesh]) between 2019 and 2021. We identified 86 studies that were in accordance with our aim and summarized them under certain themes as they related to COVID-19 infection control measures. All the guidelines recommend early diagnosis and rapid isolation of COVID-19 patients. The necessary precautions should be taken comprising the whole process, starting with an infectious disease plan, administrative and engineering controls, triage, and PPE training. Guidelines should target modes of transmission, droplet, aerosol, and oral-fecal, while recommending control precautions. Healthcare facilities must promptly implement a multidisciplinary defense system to combat the outbreak.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Reviews Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Antibiotics10101244