Limited durability of #improvements in #infection #prevention and control practices following reactive interventions leaves #healthcare facilities vulnerable to #Ebola virus transmission

 

Abstract

We assessed impact and durability of an infection prevention and control (IPC) bundle intervention during the Kivu/Ituri Ebolavirus outbreak (2018-2020). IPC scores increased initially, then declined 6 months post-intervention (median 19/36, 30/36, and 28/36, p<0.0001). Without sustained IPC practices, health facilities remain vulnerable to nosocomial transmission in future Ebolavirus outbreaks.

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Link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciag192/8526630

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