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Creator: Noti, John D., William G. Lindsley, Francoise M. Blachere, Gang Cao, Michael L. Kashon, Robert E. Thewlis, Cynthia M. McMillen, William P. King, Jonathan V. Szalajda, and Donald H. Beezhold.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2012-06
Description: The potential for aerosol transmission of infectious influenza virus (ie, in healthcare facilities) is controversial. We constructed a simulated patient examination room that contained coughing and breathing manikins to determine whether coughed… -
Creator: Rule, Ana M., Otis Apau, Steven H. Ahrenholz, Scott E. Brueck, William G. Lindsley, Marie A. de Perio, John D. Noti, Ronald E. Shaffer, Richard Rothman, Alina Grigorovitch, Bahar Noorbakhsh, Donald H. Beezhold, Patrick L. Yorio, Trish M. Perl, and…
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-08-31
Description: Healthcare personnel are at high risk for exposure to influenza by direct and indirect contact, droplets and aerosols, and by aerosol generating procedures. -
Creator: Yadana, Su, Kristen Kelli Coleman, Tham Thi Nguyen, Christophe Hansen-Estruch, Shirin Kalimuddin, Koh Cheng Thoon, Jenny Guek Hong Low, and Gregory Charles Gray.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-12-04
Description: There is an increasing body of evidence suggesting that transmission of respiratory viruses occurs through the inhalation of virus-laden particles. -
Creator: Chen, Mark I. C., Angela L. P. Chow, Arul Earnest, Hoe Nam Leong, and Yee Sin Leo.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2006
Description: Only a minority of probable SARS cases caused transmission. We assess if any epidemiological or clinical factors in SARS index patients were associated with increased probability of transmission. -
Creator: Tang, Julian W., Andre Nicolle, Jovan Pantelic, Christian A. Klettner, Ruikun Su, Petri Kalliomaki, Pekka Saarinen, Hannu Koskela, Kari Reijula, Panu Mustakallio, David K. W. Cheong, Chandra Sekhar, and Kwok Wai Tham.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2013-06-24
Description: Hospital isolation rooms are vital for the containment (when under negative pressure) of patients with, or the protection (when under positive pressure) of patients, from airborne infectious agents. -
Creator: Rojek, Amanda M., Shevin T. Jacob, and Jake Dunning.
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-03
Description: Since the onset of the west Africa Ebola virus outbreak, there has been remarkable progress in efforts to provide patients with improved supportive care and access to experimental treatments. -
Creator: Cheng, Vincent C. C., Jasper F. W. Chan, Kelvin K. W. To, and K. Y. Yuen.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2013-11
Description: The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 was the first emergence of an important human pathogen in the 21st century. -
Creator: Sandrock, Christian E.
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2008-01
Description: Febrile respiratory illnesses with respiratory failure are one of the most common reasons for admission to the intensive care unit. -
Creator: Raboud, Janet, Altynay Shigayeva, Allison McGeer, Erika Bontovics, Martin Chapman, Denise Gravel, Bonnie Henry, Stephen Lapinsky, Mark Loeb, L. Clifford McDonald, Marianna Ofner, Shirley Paton, Donna Reynolds, Damon Scales, Sandy Shen, Andrew Simor,…
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2010-05-19
Description: In the 2003 Toronto SARS outbreak, SARS-CoV was transmitted in hospitals despite adherence to infection control procedures. -
Creator: Cowling, B. J., Y. Zhou, D. K. M. Ip, G. M. Leung, and A. E. Aiello.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2010-04
Description: Influenza viruses circulate around the world every year. From time to time new strains emerge and cause global pandemics.
