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- Creator:
- Ali M Alam.
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2022-07-22
- Description:
- Nipah virus is an acute febrile illness that can cause fatal encephalitis. It is an emerging zoonotic paramyxovirus endemic to south-east Asia and the western Pacific, and can be transmitted by its primary reservoir of fruit bats, through…
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- Creator:
- APIC and NETEC
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Webinar
- Date Last Updated:
- 2024-08-21
- Description:
- Angela M. Vasa, MSN, RN, Carrie Billman, MHPE, RN, CIC, Kari Love, RN, PhDc, CIC, FAPIC, and Pam Farrare-Wilmore, MT(ASCP), CIC Join NETEC and APIC for an in-depth exploration of the latest infection control requirements established by the Joint…
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- Creator:
- ASPR TRACIE
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Hyperlink
- Date Last Updated:
- 2018
- Description:
- Purpose: The Hospital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Planning Tool is designed to help hospitals determine approximate minimum PPE needs based on special pathogen category and a number of facility specific variables. Calculators are included for…
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- Creator:
- 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.
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2019-10-01
- Description:
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) helps protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from pathogens and prevents cross-contamination.
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- Creator:
- Beam, E. L., S. Schwedhelm, K. Boulter, C. Kratochvil, J. Lowe, A. Hewlett, S. G. Gibbs and P. W. Smith
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2016-03-01
- Description:
- In response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak of 2014, specific procedures for personal protective equipment use were developed in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit for the isolation care of patients with the illness.
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- Creator:
- Bischoff, Werner E., JoLyn Turner, Gregory Russell, Maria Blevins, Engy Missaiel, and John Stehle.
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2018-12-18
- Description:
- N95 respirator masks are recommended for protection against respiratory viruses.
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- Creator:
- Blachere, Francoise M., Gang Cao, William G. Lindsley, John D. Noti, and Donald H. Beezhold.
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2011-09
- Description:
- Current screening methodologies for detecting infectious airborne influenza virus are limited and lack sensitivity.
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- Creator:
- Blachere, Francoise M., William G. Lindsley, Cynthia M. McMillen, Donald H. Beezhold, Edward M. Fisher, Ronald E. Shaffer, and John D. Noti.
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2018-10
- Description:
- Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at significantly higher risk of exposure to influenza virus during seasonal epidemics and global pandemics.
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- Creator:
- Brosseau, Lisa M., Lorraine M. Conroy, Margaret Sietsema, Kari Cline, and Kara Durski.
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2015
- Description:
- The objective of this study was to assess respiratory protection programs for aerosol-transmissible diseases in acute care hospitals for conformance with regulatory requirements and public health guidelines.
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- Creator:
- C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2019-10-01
- Description:
- Healthcare personnel (HCP) acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria on their gloves and gowns when caring for intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
