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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… -
Creator: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2018-05-15
Description: EID 4 EMT Free Video Training Series -
Emerging Infectious Diseases Videos for Prehospital Providers -
Donning & Doffing PPE for Contact, Droplet, and Airborne Precautions -
Creator: Nau JY.
Subject: Contenu Français
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2014-11-05
Description: Les médias français n’en ont pas été informés : début octobre, une infirmière norvégienne, contaminée par le virus Ebola, a été rapatriée par une société française d’assistance médicale depuis Freetown jusqu’à Oslo, via Las Palmas et Le Bourget. -
Creator: Rousseau A, Labetoulle M.
Subject: Contenu Français
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-10-01
Description: L’épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola (MVE), déclarée comme telle en mars 2014 en Afrique de l’Ouest, est la plus importante jamais observée. C’est également la première épidémie de MVE responsable de cas d’importation aux États-Unis et de…