{"title":"Building a biocontainment unit: Infrastructure and organizational experiences of the 13 regional biocontainment units in the United States","authors":"Caroline Persson MPH, CPH, FAPIC , Corri B. Levine PhD, MS, MPH , Kara Marshall MPH , Sophia Shea MPH , Christa Arguinchona MSN, BSN, CCRN , Sharon Vanairsdale Carrasco DNP, APRN, FAEN, FAAN, FNAP , Lauren M. Sauer MSc , Jocelyn J. Herstein PhD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2024.06.021","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the United States, the system for special pathogen patient care incorporates a network of federally funded US biocontainment units that maintain operational readiness to care for patients afflicted by high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs). This network has expanded in number of facilities and in scope, serving as a regional resource for special pathogen preparedness. Lessons learned for maintaining these units are shared with the intent of informing new and existing biocontainment units.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":"53 1","pages":"Pages 150-153"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American journal of infection control","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655324005844","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"INFECTIOUS DISEASES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In the United States, the system for special pathogen patient care incorporates a network of federally funded US biocontainment units that maintain operational readiness to care for patients afflicted by high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs). This network has expanded in number of facilities and in scope, serving as a regional resource for special pathogen preparedness. Lessons learned for maintaining these units are shared with the intent of informing new and existing biocontainment units.
期刊介绍:
AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)