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Creator: CDC and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2012-05
Description: See Lesson 1, Section 10.Lesson 1: Introduction to Epidemiology, Section 10: Chain of Infection from Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice, Third Edition An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics. -
Creator: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
Description: We examined the effect of glove decontamination prior to removal on bacterial contamination of healthcare personnel hands in a laboratory simulation study. -
Creator: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program and C. D. C. Modeling Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Program (CDC)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
Description: 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. -
Creator: Drews, Frank A., Diane Mulvey, Kristina Stratford, Matthew H. Samore, and Jeanmarie Mayer.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
Description: 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. -
Creator: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
Description: Respiratory viruses on fomites can be transferred to sites susceptible to infection via contact by hands or other fomites. -
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. -
Creator: Reddy, Sujan C., Amy L. Valderrama, and David T. Kuhar.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
Description: 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… -
Creator: Haddad, Lisa B., Denise J. Jamieson, and Sonja A. Rasmussen.
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-12-27
Description: On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported the emergence of another Ebola virus outbreak, the 10th in the DRC since the virus was discovered in 1976. As of November 13, 2018, there were 341 cases and… -
Creator: Kaul, D. R., A. K. Mehta, C. R. Wolfe, E. Blumberg, and M. Green
Subject: Decedent Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-01
Description: The authors recommend a simple, common‐sense approach to screening deceased and living donors for exposure to Ebola virus and thus reducing the risk of Ebola virus transmission from organ donor to recipient. -
Creator: Mehrotra, Preeti, Andi L. Shane, and Aaron M. Milstone.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-03
Description: In Reply We appreciate the response by Curley and Meyer to our Viewpoint titled “Family-Centered Care and High-Consequence Pathogens: Thinking Outside the Room”1 and the continued dialogue regarding family-centered care and high-consequence…
