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The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response on hospital infection prevention programs and practices in the southeastern United States

Part of: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2021

Sonali D. Advani Open the ORCID record for Sonali D. Advani [Opens in a new window] ,
Andrea Cromer ,
Brittain Wood ,
Esther Baker ,
Kathryn L. Crawford ,
Linda Crane Open the ORCID record for Linda Crane [Opens in a new window] ,
Linda Roach ,
Polly Padgette ,
Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley  and
Ibukunoluwa C. Kalu Open the ORCID record for Ibukunoluwa C. Kalu [Opens in a new window]
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Sonali D. Advani*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
Andrea Cromer
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
Brittain Wood
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
Esther Baker
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
Kathryn L. Crawford
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
Linda Crane
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
Linda Roach
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
Polly Padgette
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
Ibukunoluwa C. Kalu
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Emily Sickbert-Bennett
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Deverick J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
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Author for correspondence: Sonali Advani, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Initial assessments of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preparedness revealed resource shortages and variations in infection prevention policies across US hospitals. Our follow-up survey revealed improvement in resource availability, increase in testing capacity, and uniformity in infection prevention policies. Most importantly, the survey highlighted an increase in staffing shortages and use of travel nursing.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , February 2023 , pp. 338 - 341
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: These data were presented as poster 1067286, “The Impact of COVID-19 Response on Infection Prevention Programs and Practices in Southeastern United States,” at IDWeek 2021 on September 29–October 30, which was held virtually.

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