Browse Items (419 total)

• Effectiveness of three decontamination treatments against influenza virus applied to filtering facepiece respirators.

  Tags Decontamination, Flu, Influenza, Mask, Masks, N95, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Lore, Michael B., Brian K. Heimbuch, Teanne L. Brown, Joseph D. Wander, and Steven H. Hinrichs.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2011-08-22
  Description: Filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) are recommended for use as precautions against airborne pathogenic microorganisms; however, during pandemics demand for FFRs may far exceed availability.

• An update on US Ebola treatment center personnel management and training.

  Tags Ebola, Example, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-Lead, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens, Staff Rotation Schedules, Staffing
  Creator: Herstein, Jocelyn J., Aurora B. Le, Lily A. McNulty, Sean A. Buehler, Paul D. Biddinger, Angela L. Hewlett, John J. Lowe, and Shawn G. Gibbs.
  Subject: Physical Infrastructure
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-02-05
  Description: In 2014, 56 US hospitals were designated as Ebola treatment centers (ETCs). ETCs had minimum augmented capability requirements for Ebola virus disease care, including for staffing and training. We sought to identify current ETC staffing challenges…

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• An integrative review of the limited evidence on international travel bans as an emerging infectious disease disaster control measure.

  Tags Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, MERS-CoV, R-Res&Pub, SARS, Special Pathogens
  Creator: Errett, Nicole A., Lauren M. Sauer, and Lainie Rutkow.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-02
  Description: In our increasingly interconnected world, the potential for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) to spread globally is of paramount concern.
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  Enhanced detection of infectious airborne influenza virus

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, R-Res&Pub
  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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  Assessment of influenza virus exposure and recovery from contaminated surgical masks and N95 respirators

  Tags Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Mask, Masks, N95, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub
  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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  Measurement of airborne influenza virus in a hospital emergency department

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Blachere, Francoise M., William G. Lindsley, Terri A. Pearce, Stacey E. Anderson, Melanie Fisher, Rashida Khakoo, Barbara J. Meade, Owen Lander, Stephen Davis, Robert E. Thewlis, Ismail Celik, Bean T. Chen, and Donald H. Beezhold.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2009-02-15
  Description: Size-fractionated aerosol particles were collected in a hospital emergency department to test for airborne influenza virus.
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  Bioaerosol sampling for the detection of aerosolized influenza virus

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, R-Res&Pub, Therapeutics
  Creator: Blachere, Francoise M., William G. Lindsley, James E. Slaven, Brett J. Green, Stacey E. Anderson, Bean T. Chen, and Don H. Beezhold.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2007-05
  Description: A Collison single-jet nebulizer was used to aerosolize the attenuated FluMist vaccine into a calm-air settling chamber.
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  Bioaerosol Sampling for Respiratory Viruses in Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit Network

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Coleman, Kristen K., Tham T. Nguyen, Su Yadana, Christophe Hansen-Estruch, William G. Lindsley, and Gregory C. Gray.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-11-30
  Description: As a leading global city with a high population density, Singapore is at risk for the introduction of novel biological threats.
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  Exposure to influenza virus aerosols in the hospital setting: is routine patient care an aerosol generating procedure?

  Tags Airborne Transmission, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Cummings, Kristin J., Stephen B. Martin, Jr., William G. Lindsley, Sreekumar Othumpangat, Francoise M. Blachere, John D. Noti, Donald H. Beezhold, Nasira Roidad, John E. Parker, and David N. Weissman.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2014-08-01
  Description: We read with interest the article by Bischoff et al, in which they describe detection of influenza virus in aerosols around hospitalized patients with influenza virus infection who were receiving routine care.

• Validation and Application of Models to Predict Facemask Influenza Contamination in Healthcare Settings

  Tags Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Mask, Masks, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Fisher, Edward M., John D. Noti, William G. Lindsley, Francoise M. Blachere, and Ronald E. Shaffer.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2014-08
  Description: Facemasks are part of the hierarchy of interventions used to reduce the transmission of respiratory pathogens by providing a barrier.