Open AccessIntroduction of Probiotic-Based Sanitation in the Emergency Ward of a Children’s Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Irene Soffritti,
Maria D’Accolti,
Carolina Cason,
Luca Lanzoni,
Matteo Bisi,
Antonella Volta,
Giuseppina Campisciano,
Sante Mazzacane,
Francesca Bini,
Eleonora Mazziga,
Paola Toscani,
Elisabetta Caselli,
Manola Comar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s356740
Subject(s) - pandemic , bioburden , sanitation , antimicrobial , medicine , population , contamination , environmental health , covid-19 , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , ecology , disease , pathology
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a major threat to public health, especially in the hospital environment, and the massive use of disinfectants to prevent COVID-19 transmission might intensify this risk, possibly leading to future AMR pandemics. However, the control of microbial contamination is crucial in hospitals, since hospital microbiomes can cause healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which are particularly frequent and severe in pediatric wards due to children having high susceptibility.