Hospital infection prevention and control issues relevant to extensive floods

Anucha Apisarnthanarak; Linda M. Mundy; Thana Khawcharoenporn; C. Glen Mayhall

doi:10.1086/669094

Hospital infection prevention and control issues relevant to extensive floods

Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Linda M. Mundy, Thana Khawcharoenporn, C. Glen Mayhall

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The devastating clinical and economic implications of floods exemplify the need for effective global infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for natural disasters. Reopening of hospitals after excessive flooding requires a balance between meeting the medical needs of the surrounding communities and restoration of a safe hospital environment. Postflood hospital preparedness plans are a key issue for infection control epidemiologists, healthcare providers, patients, and hospital administrators. We provide recent IPC experiences related to reopening of a hospital after extensive black-water floods necessitated hospital closures in Thailand and the United States. These experiences provide a foundation for the future design, execution, and analysis of black-water flood preparedness plans by IPC stakeholders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	200-206
Number of pages	7
Journal	Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/669094
State	Published - Feb 2013

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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