Preparedness of institutions around the world for managing patients with Ebola virus disease: An infection control readiness checklist

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dc.contributor.authorTartari, Ermira
dc.contributor.authorAllegranzi, Benedetta
dc.contributor.authorAng, Brenda
dc.contributor.authorCalleja, Neville
dc.contributor.authorCollignon, Peter
dc.contributor.authorHopman, Joost
dc.contributor.authorLang, Lily
dc.contributor.authorLee, Lai Chee
dc.contributor.authorLing, Moi Lin
dc.contributor.authorMehtar, Shaheen
dc.contributor.authorTambyah, Paul Ananth
dc.contributor.authorWidmer, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorVoss, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-06T05:11:25Z
dc.date.available2022-06-06T05:11:25Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.updated2021-01-17T07:18:11Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: In response to global concerns about the largest Ebola virus disease (EVD), outbreak to-date in West Africa documented healthcare associated transmission and the risk of global spread, the International Society of Chemotherapy (ISC) Infection Control Working Group created an Ebola Infection Control Readiness Checklist to assess the preparedness of institutions around the globe. We report data from the electronic checklist that was disseminated to medical professionals from October to December 2014 and identify action needed towards better preparedness levels. Findings: Data from 192 medical professionals (one third from Africa) representing 125 hospitals in 45 countries around the globe were obtained through a specifically developed electronic survey. The survey contained 76 specific questions in 7 major sections: Administrative/operational support; Communications; Education and audit; Human resources, Supplies, Infection Prevention and Control practices and Clinical management of patients. The majority of respondents were infectious disease specialists/infection control consultants/clinical microbiologists (75; 39 %), followed by infection control professionals (59; 31 %) and medical doctors of other specialties (17; 9 %). Nearly all (149; 92 %) were directly involved in Ebola preparedness activities. Whilst, 54 % indicated that their hospital would need to handle suspected and proven Ebola cases, the others would subsequently transfer suspected cases to a specialized centre. Conclusion: The results from our survey reveal that the general preparedness levels for management of potentially suspected cases of Ebola virus disease is only partially adequate in hospitals. Hospitals designated for admitting EVD suspected and proven patients had more frequently implemented Infection Control preparedness activities than hospitals that would subsequently transfer potential EVD cases to other centres. Results from this first international survey provide a framework for future efforts to improve hospital preparedness worldwide. Keywords: Ebola virus disease, EVD outbreak, EVD preparedness, Personal protective equipmenten_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to thank members of the Infection Control Association (Singapore) for creating the basis of the checklist (Dr Moi Lin Ling, Ms Lai Chee Lee, Ms Lily Lang, Dr Paul A. Tambyah, Dr Brenda Ang) and all those colleagues who spent their time in completing this survey.en_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn2047-2994en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/267155
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.en_AU
dc.rights© 2015 The authorsen_AU
dc.rights.licensecreative commonsen_AU
dc.rights.urihttp://creativeco mmons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_AU
dc.sourceAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Controlen_AU
dc.subjectEbola virus diseaseen_AU
dc.subjectEVD outbreaken_AU
dc.subjectEVD preparednessen_AU
dc.subjectPersonal protective equipmenten_AU
dc.titlePreparedness of institutions around the world for managing patients with Ebola virus disease: An infection control readiness checklisten_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationTartari, Ermira, Mater Dei Hospitalen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationAllegranzi, Benedetta, World Health Organizationen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationAng, Brenda, Department of Infectious Diseasesen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationCalleja, Neville, Ministry of Healthen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationCollignon, Peter, College of Health and Medicine, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationHopman, Joost, Radboud University Medical Centeren_AU
local.contributor.affiliationLang, Lily, National Healthcare Groups Polyclinicsen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationLee, Lai Chee, Singapore General Hospitalen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationLing, Moi Lin, Infection Controlen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationMehtar, Shaheen, Stellenbosch Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationTambyah, Paul Ananth, National University Hospitalen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationWidmer, Andreas, University Hospital Baselen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationVoss, Andreas, Radboud University Medical Centeren_AU
local.contributor.authoremailu1845890@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidCollignon, Peter, u1845890en_AU
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor110309 - Infectious Diseasesen_AU
local.identifier.absseo920109 - Infectious Diseasesen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationa383154xPUB12775en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume4en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1186/s13756-015-0061-8en_AU
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84938484330
local.identifier.uidSubmittedBya383154en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/en_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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