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Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: The safe removal of personal protective equipment (PPE) can limit transmission of serious communicable diseases, but this process poses challenges to healthcare workers (HCWs). -
Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program and C. D. C. Modeling Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: An intervention that successfully reduced colonization and infection with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in Chicago-area long-term acute-care hospitals included active surveillance and contact precautions. -
Autor: Drews, Frank A., Diane Mulvey, Kristina Stratford, Matthew H. Samore, and Jeanmarie Mayer.
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: In healthcare, the goal of personal protective equipment (PPE) is to protect healthcare personnel (HCP) and patients from body fluids and infectious organisms via contact, droplet, or airborne transmission. -
Autor: Baloh, Jure, Heather Schacht Reisinger, Kimberly Dukes, Jaqueline Pereira da Silva, Hugh P. Salehi, Melissa Ward, Emily E. Chasco, Priyadarshini R. Pennathur, and Loreen Herwaldt.
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: Personal protective equipment (PPE) helps protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from pathogens and prevents cross-contamination. -
Autor: Harrod, Molly, Laura Petersen, Lauren E. Weston, Lynn Gregory, Jeanmarie Mayer, Matthew H. Samore, Frank A. Drews, and Sarah L. Krein.
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: Hospitals use standard and transmission-based precautions, including personal protective equipment (PPE), to prevent the spread of infectious organisms. -
Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: Respiratory viruses on fomites can be transferred to sites susceptible to infection via contact by hands or other fomites. -
Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: Healthcare personnel (HCP) acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria on their gloves and gowns when caring for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. -
Autor: Reddy, Sujan C., Amy L. Valderrama, and David T. Kuhar.
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: Unrecognized transmission of pathogens in healthcare settings can lead to colonization and infection of both patients and healthcare personnel. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is an important strategy to protect healthcare personnel… -
Autor: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Guía
Fecha de actualización: 2018-08-07
Descripción: Algorithm on public health investigation and management of possible cases of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). -
Autor: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Guía
Fecha de actualización: 2018-08-29
Descripción: This update of ECDC’s risk assessment on MERS-CoV was triggered by the detection of a case imported into the EU/EEA from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). In this update, we reassess the risk for EU/EEA residents.
