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Masking of Neutropenic Patients on Transport From Hospital Rooms Is Associated With a Decrease in Nosocomial Aspergillosis During Construction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Issam Raad ,
Hend Hanna ,
Cheryl Osting ,
Ray Hachem ,
Jan Umphrey ,
Jeffrey Tarrand ,
Hagop Kantarjian  and
Gerald P. Bodey
Issam Raad*
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Hend Hanna
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Cheryl Osting
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Ray Hachem
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Jan Umphrey
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Jeffrey Tarrand
Affiliation:
Division of Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Hagop Kantarjian
Affiliation:
Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Gerald P. Bodey
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
*
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Section of Infection Control, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030
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Abstract

To prevent nosocomial pulmonary aspergillosis during hospital construction, neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancy were required to wear high-efficiency masks when leaving their rooms. The rate of nosocomial aspergillosis decreased from 0.73 per 1,000 hospital patient-days during fiscal years 1993 to 1996 to 0.24 per 1,000 hospital patient-days during fiscal years 1996 to 1999 (P < .001). High-efficiency masks reduced nosocomial aspergillosis during hospital construction.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 2002 , pp. 41 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2002

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