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ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-023-01231-1
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COVID-19; Infection prevention and control; Healthcare-associated transmission; Hospital cluster; Pandemic preparedness; Pandemic response
The Vienna General Hospital (VGH) has continuously adapted its infection prevention and control (IPC) strategy, but faces barriers such as lack of isolation options and non-adherence to mask regulations. Globally, misinformation on COVID-19 has hindered an effective response.
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly challenged societies and healthcare systems in particular. To prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies had to be developed on the local, national and international level. The aim of this study is to provide details of the COVID-19 experience at the Vienna General Hospital (VGH) in the context of the national and international COVID-19 response for learning and improvement.MethodsThis is a retrospective report, outlining the evolution of IPC measures and challenges encountered at the health facility (VGH), the national (Austria) and global level between February 2020 and October 2022.ResultsThe IPC strategy at the VGH has been continuously adapted to changes in the epidemiological setting, new legal directives and Austrian by-laws. The current strategy, nationally and internationally, focuses on endemicity rather than maximum transmission risk reduction. For the VGH, this has recently resulted in an increase in COVID-19 clusters. To protect our particularly vulnerable patients, many COVID-19 precautions have been maintained. Barriers to adequate IPC implementation at the VGH and other hospitals include a lack of sufficient isolation options and non-adherence with universal face mask regulations. Globally, misinformation on COVID-19 hampered an effective response.ConclusionsThis retrospective analysis of the COVID-19 response at the VGH and international reports underline the need for pandemic preparedness, readiness and response by improving future hospital design and infrastructure, conducting regular trainings for protective attire and increasing health literacy as now recently published in a concise document by WHO.
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