CASES WE HANDLE Surgical Site Mold Infections Fungus is not a plant, nor an animal, nor a bacterium. It is its own beast: a microscopic
Seattle Children’s recently found more mold in its operating rooms, self-reporting the unsettling findings to the Washington State Department of Health in early May. It
You may have read our previous coverage regarding the aspergillus infections acquired at Seattle Children’s Hospital. You may have also seen Tyler Goldberg-Hoss’s interviews related
The recently-disclosed problems at Seattle Children’s Hospital with regard to infection from the aspergillus mold highlight some of the problems facing hospitals. Hospitals are not just
After determining that aspergillus mold had entered its operating rooms via gaps in the air handling systems, Seattle Children’s Hospital is upgrading its air filtration
A recent discovery of the fungus Aspergillus in the air in four operating rooms at Seattle Children’s Hospital has prompted their closure.
