Capabilities of global high-level isolation units: A pre-workshop survey.

Objective: To assess experience, physical infrastructure, and capabilities of high-level isolation units (HLIUs) planning to participate in a 2018 global HLIU workshop hosted by the US National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC).

Design: An electronic survey elicited information on general HLIU organization, operating costs, staffing models, and infection control protocols of select global units.

Setting And Participants: The survey was distributed to site representatives of 22 HLIUs located in the United States, Europe, and Asia; 19 (86%) responded.