Source avec lien : American Journal of Infection Control, (Prépublication), 8/25/2020. 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.08.029
Contexte Le SRAS-CoV-2, le virus qui cause la maladie COVID-19, a été découvert pour la première fois en Chine en décembre 2019. La maladie s’est rapidement propagée dans le monde entier, le premier cas ayant été identifié aux États-Unis en janvier 2020 ; elle a été déclarée pandémie le 11 mars 2020. Peu après, des rapports anecdotiques ont indiqué que de nombreux hôpitaux et établissements de santé américains manquaient d’équipements et de fournitures de protection individuelle (EPI) Méthodes En mars 2020, une enquête en ligne a été menée auprès de tous les membres de l’Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology afin d’évaluer l’accès aux EPI, aux produits d’hygiène des mains et aux produits de désinfection.
Background SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease was first discovered in China in December, 2019. The disease quickly spread globally, with the first U.S. case identified in January, 2020; it was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Soon after, anecdotal reports indicated that many US hospitals and healthcare facilities were running low on personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplies Methods An online survey was administered to all Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology members in March, 2020 to assess access to PPE, hand hygiene products, and disinfection supplies. Results In all, 1,201 infection preventionists participated. Participants reported running a bit low to almost being out of all PPE types. More had sufficient gloves (63.4%) compared to all other PPE types (p < .001 for all). Face shields and N95 respirators were the least available (13.6% and 18.2% had sufficient supplies, respectively; p < .001 for all). Many (66.9%) had sufficient hand soap, but far fewer had sufficient hand sanitizer (29.5%, X2>=211.1, p < .001). Less than half (45.4%, n=545) had sufficient disinfection supplies Conclusions Many US healthcare facilities had very low amounts of PPE, hand hygiene products, and disinfection supplies early on during the pandemic. A lack of these supplies can lead to occupational exposures and illness as well as healthcare-associated transmission of COVID-19 and other diseases. Lisez l’article