Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Feb;44(2):338-341. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.460. Epub 2021 Nov 2.
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.
对 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)防备情况的初步评估显示,美国各医院存在资源短缺和感染预防政策差异的情况。我们的后续调查显示,资源的可得性有所改善,检测能力有所提高,感染预防政策也更加统一。最重要的是,调查突出显示了人员配备短缺和使用临时护士的情况有所增加。