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• Ebola virus disease: implications for solid organ transplantation

  Etiquetas Antibodies, Contact Transmission, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, R-DM, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, Virology
  Autor: Kaul, D. R., A. K. Mehta, C. R. Wolfe, E. Blumberg, and M. Green
  Tema: Decedent Management
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2015-01
  Descripción: 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.

• Caring for Patients With Ebola: A Challenge in Any Care FacilityEbola Containment Care

  Etiquetas Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Patient Care, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C
  Autor: Kortepeter, M. G., P. W. Smith, A. Hewlett and T. J. Cieslak
  Tema: Treatment & Care
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2015-02-06
  Descripción: The largest outbreak of Ebola virus continues unabated in West Africa. With the recent death of a patient with Ebola virus disease at a hospital in Dallas, Texas, and the sobering reality that nosocomial spread has occurred in a U.S. facility, U.S.…
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  Comment on "Ebola Virus Infection among Western Healthcare Workers Unable to Recall the Transmission Route"

  Etiquetas Contact Transmission, Droplet Transmission, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PM, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub
  Autor: Kortepeter, M. G., T. J. Cieslak, E. H. Kwon, P. W. Smith, C. J. Kratochvil and A. L. Hewlett
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2017-09-20
  Descripción: We read with interest the recent paper by Petti et al. entitled “Ebola Virus Infection among Western Healthcare Workers Unable to Recall the Transmission Route”...

• A gap analysis of the United States death care sector to determine training and education needs pertaining to highly infectious disease mitigation and management

  Etiquetas Decedent Management, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Public Health, R-DM, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Autor: Le, A. B., L. Witter, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Tema: Decedent Management
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2017-09-01
  Descripción: A United States industry-specific gap analysis survey of the death care sector-which comprises organizations and businesses affiliated with the funeral industry and the handling of human remains- was developed, the results analyzed, and training and…

• A Gap Analysis Survey of US Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Members to Determine Highly Infectious Disease Training and Education Needs.

  Etiquetas Emergency Department, EMS, Infection Prevention and Control, Occupational Health, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Pre-hospital Transport, R-EMS, R-Res&Pub, Training
  Autor: Le, A. B., R. Herron, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs, J. J. Lowe and T. D. Smith 
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2018-01-21
  Descripción: Despite lessons learned from the recent Ebola epidemic, attempts to survey and determine non-health care worker, industry-specific needs to address highly infectious diseases have been minimal.
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  A pilot survey of the U.S. medical waste industry to determine training needs for safely handling highly infectious waste

  Etiquetas Autoclave, Category A, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, R-WM, Special Pathogens, Training, Waste
  Autor: Le, A. B., S. Hoboy, A. Germain, H. Miller, R. Thompson, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Tema: Waste Management
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2018-01-17
  Descripción: The recent Ebola outbreak led to the development of Ebola virus disease (EVD) best practices in clinical settings. However, after the care of EVD patients, proper medical waste management and disposal was identified as a crucial component to…

• Nebraska biocontainment unit design and operations

  Etiquetas Equipment and Supplies, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, Physical Infrastructure, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub
  Autor: Lenaghan, P. A. and M. Schwedhelm
  Tema: Physical Infrastructure
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2015-06-01
  Descripción: Planning and design of a unique biocontainment unit specifically for care of patients with rare and highly infectious diseases presented an opportunity for nurse leaders to engage staff in crucial groundbreaking decisions.
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  Quantification of Influenza Virus RNA in Aerosols in Patient Rooms

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub
  Autor: Leung, Nancy H. L., Jie Zhou, Daniel K. W. Chu, Han Yu, William G. Lindsley, Donald H. Beezhold, Hui-Ling Yen, Yuguo Li, Wing-Hong Seto, Joseph S. M. Peiris, and Benjamin J. Cowling.
  Tema: Research
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2016-02-05
  Descripción: The potential for human influenza viruses to spread through fine particle aerosols remains controversial.
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  Viable influenza A virus in airborne particles expelled during coughs versus exhalations

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub
  Autor: Lindsley, William G., Francoise M. Blachere, Donald H. Beezhold, Robert E. Thewlis, Bahar Noorbakhsh, Sreekumar Othumpangat, William T. Goldsmith, Cynthia M. McMillen, Michael E. Andrew, Carmen N. Burrell, and John D. Noti.
  Tema: Research
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2016-09
  Descripción: To prepare for a possible influenza pandemic, a better understanding of the potential for the airborne transmission of influenza from person to person is needed.
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  Distribution of airborne influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus in an urgent care medical clinic

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Contact Transmission, Droplet Transmission, Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub
  Autor: Lindsley, William G., Francoise M. Blachere, Kristina A. Davis, Terri A. Pearce, Melanie A. Fisher, Rashida Khakoo, Stephen M. Davis, Mark E. Rogers, Robert E. Thewlis, Jose A. Posada, John B. Redrow, Ismail B. Celik, Bean T. Chen, and Donald H.…
  Tema: Research
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2010-03-01
  Descripción: Considerable controversy exists with regard to whether influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are spread by the inhalation of infectious airborne particles and about the importance of this route, compared with droplet or contact…