About this Research Topic
Since December 2019, the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has drawn international attention. As of 23 September 2022, there have been 611,421,786 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,512,438 deaths, reported to World Health Organization (WHO). As a contagious illness that has been declared a global epidemic by the WHO, extensive measures should be taken to prevent the spread of the disease in the community and hospitals. Numerous kinds of literature have emerged on COVID-19. However, clinical characteristics, outcomes, the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms, effective prevention and treatment measures of nosocomial infections associated with COVID-19 are still unclear. Meanwhile, the hospital infection control system should also be improved.
This Research Topic aims to obtain a collection of articles on recent progress and future perspectives on COVID-19 that help promote the development of effective prevention and treatment measures of nosocomial infections associated with COVID-19 in different departments of the hospital, explore the changes in nosocomial infections pre- and post-COVID-19, and improve the quality of hospital infection control.
Submissions are welcome for the following article types: original research, review, mini-reviews, systematic reviews, research protocol, opinion and hypothesis. We particularly welcome contributions that include, but are not limited to:
• Clinical characteristics and outcome of nosocomial infections associated with COVID-19 in different departments of the hospital.
• Pathophysiologic mechanisms for nosocomial infections associated with COVID-19.
• Novel approaches for diagnosis and treatment in nosocomial infections associated with COVID-19;
• Changes in prevalence of nosocomial infections in different departments of the hospital pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in nosocomial infection rates related to other infectious diseases, surgery/operation, catheter-associated nosocomial infections pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in types and pathogens of nosocomial infections pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in the utilization rate of antibiotics in hospitalized patients pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in hospitalization cost and length of stay pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in hand hygiene compliance rate of medical staff pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Training and assessment of nosocomial infection management pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Preventive measures significantly reduced the risk of nosocomial infection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Research Topic aims to obtain a collection of articles on recent progress and future perspectives on COVID-19 that help promote the development of effective prevention and treatment measures of nosocomial infections associated with COVID-19 in different departments of the hospital, explore the changes in nosocomial infections pre- and post-COVID-19, and improve the quality of hospital infection control.
Submissions are welcome for the following article types: original research, review, mini-reviews, systematic reviews, research protocol, opinion and hypothesis. We particularly welcome contributions that include, but are not limited to:
• Clinical characteristics and outcome of nosocomial infections associated with COVID-19 in different departments of the hospital.
• Pathophysiologic mechanisms for nosocomial infections associated with COVID-19.
• Novel approaches for diagnosis and treatment in nosocomial infections associated with COVID-19;
• Changes in prevalence of nosocomial infections in different departments of the hospital pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in nosocomial infection rates related to other infectious diseases, surgery/operation, catheter-associated nosocomial infections pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in types and pathogens of nosocomial infections pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in the utilization rate of antibiotics in hospitalized patients pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in hospitalization cost and length of stay pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Changes in hand hygiene compliance rate of medical staff pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Training and assessment of nosocomial infection management pre- and post-COVID-19;
• Preventive measures significantly reduced the risk of nosocomial infection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Nosocomial infection, Clinical characteristics, Outcome, Pathophysiologic mechanisms, Prevention, Treatment
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