The cost of decontaminating an ED after finding a bed bug: results from a single academic medical center

The Benefit of a Single Oral Dose of Ivermectin in Humans: The Adverse Effects on Cimex lectularius L. Populations and Fecundity

“…Cimex lectularius L. (C. lectularius), known as the common bed bug, is a pest and human ectoparasite [1]. One hospital reported finding bed bugs as frequently as every 2.2 days and, in the emergency department (ED), approximately every 4-5 days, resulting in significant institutional expense [2][3][4][5]. Survey and epidemiological studies suggest that many more patients with residential bed bug infestations are being seen by healthcare providers than the actual number of insects being identified by the healthcare providers [2,3,[6][7][8].…”

FMC Verifi traps are not effective for quantifying the burden of bed bugs in an emergency department

“…Bed bug infestations having risen dramatically in the last 2 decades in many industrialized nations; however, few reports exist on how these infestations' impact the health care system. [1][2][3] The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System's All Injury Program showed that U.S. emergency department (ED) visits related to bed bugs rose from 2,156 in 2007 to 15,945 in 2010, a 7-fold increase. 4 In 2012, it was reported that one-third of pest management companies in Canada reported responded to be a bed bug outbreak in a Canadian hospital, a 50% increase from 2011.…”

“…We have reported previously finding a bed bug in our ED on average every 3.8 days, requiring closing an ED room for an average of 18 hours for decontamination, leading to direct costs of $29,575 annually. 3 We suspect that many bed bug introductions go unnoticed by ED staff because the insects are small, reclusive, and easily overlooked by busy ED staff. There is no way to proactively identify patients with bed bugs before placing them in an ED room and no existing mechanism to monitor the number of bed bug introductions into the ED.…”

“…Despite recommendations, influenza vaccination rates among health care workers (HCWs) remain <30% in Europe. 1,2 Data on HCWs managing care for immunocompromised patients (ICPs) are scarce 3 and show compliance to vaccination was <60% despite comprehensive communication and recent influenza outbreaks. This low uptake may result from misconceptions about influenza infection and lack of convenient access to vaccine.…”

A Preliminary Report Showing Spinosad and Fluralaner Are Able to Incapacitate Cimex lectularius L., the Common Bed Bug

“…Bed bugs are likely one of the most common human ectoparasites encountered by health care providers in industrialized countries [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. No orally administered pharmaceutical agents for humans have a US Food and Drug Administration-approved indication for bed bugs.…”