Table 4 Summary table for accepted studies—other and multiple/mixed systems with predominant infection
Study | Setting (beds); country | Definition of ward closure (length) | Other measures | Inpatient outcomes (includes index case(s))a | Controlled (Y, N, NA) | Due tob |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acinetobacter baumannii | ||||||
Zanetti et al. [62] | Burn ICU (7); Switzerland | No new admissions (Phase 2: 2.5Â m) | Phase 1: 4 | 5 in total (Phase 1: 2/3; Phase 2: 6/9) | Y | NA |
Phase 2: 3 | ||||||
Adenovirus | ||||||
Finn et al. [58] | Intensive (16) and intermediate (18) care at a teaching hospital; USA | No new admission (ICN: 19d; MCN: 2w) | 8 | 9/34 in total (2, 7): 3 (33Â %) positive, 2 (22Â %) died | Y | All |
Fujiwara et al. [65] | Ophthalmology ward at a teaching hospital; Japan | Limited then no new admissions (16d) | 5 | 17 in total | Y | All |
Hamada et al. [67] | Ophthalmology unit at a teaching hospital; Japan | Closure undefined | 5 | 18 in total | Y | All |
Kaneko et al. [64] | Ophthalmology ward at a teaching hospital; Japan | Limited admissions (1m) | 8 | 47 in total | Y | Environmental disinfection |
Echo 19 virus | ||||||
Purdham et al. [61] | Neonatal unit; England | No new admissions (9d) | 6 | 12 in total: 1 (8Â %) died | Y | NA |
Enterobacter cloacae | ||||||
Dalben et al. [57] | Neonatal unit (63) at a teaching hospital (2200); Brazil | No new admissions | 5 | 7 in total: 4 (57Â %) died | Y | Multiple, excluding closure |
Escherichia coli | ||||||
Lahoucine et al. [66] | Adult, pediatric hematology, oncology ward (36); Morocco | Closure undefined (1w) | 1 | 6 in total: 5 (83Â %) died | Y | NA |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | ||||||
Moodley et al. [60] | Intensive care/high care area (34) at a regional hospital; USA | No new admissions | 4 | 26 in total: 22 (85Â %) died | Y: after other measures | Multiple, excluding closure |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | ||||||
Gupta et al. [59] | NICU; India | No new admissions | 5 | 48/2177 in total over 6 outbreaks: 11 (23Â %) died | N: reduced cases | All |
Zawacki et al. [63] | NICU (18) at a pediatric hospital; USA | No new admissions | 11 | 4 in total: 2 (50Â %) died | Y | Treating HCW carriage |
Staphylococcus aureus | ||||||
Noone and Griffiths [7] | Gynecological, neurosurgical, gastroenterological, 2 acute general surgical wards; England | No new admissions | 4 | 28 in total (25 prior to cleaning ward, 3 after cleaning) | Y | Do not know |