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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: 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: Karaba, Andrew H., Weiqiang Zhou, Leon L. Hsieh, Alexis Figueroa, Guido Massaccesi, Richard E. Rothman, Katherine Z. J. Fenstermacher, Lauren Sauer, Kathryn Shaw-Saliba, Paul W. Blair, Matthew L. Robinson, Sherry Leung, Russell Wesson, Nada Alachkar,…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-05-20
Description: Several inflammatory cytokines are upregulated in severe COVID-19. We compared cytokines in COVID-19 versus influenza in order to define differentiating features of the inflammatory response to these pathogens and their association with severe… -
Creator: Lindsley, William G., William P. King, Robert E. Thewlis, Jeffrey S. Reynolds, Kedar Panday, Gang Cao, and Jonathan V. Szalajda.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2012
Description: Few studies have quantified the dispersion of potentially infectious bioaerosols produced by patients in the health care environment and the exposure of health care workers to these particles. -
Creator: 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.…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2010-03-01
Description: 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… -
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. -
Creator: Ward, Brian J., Alexander Makarkov, Annie Séguin, Stéphane Pillet, Sonia Trépanier, Jiwanjeet Dhaliwall, Michael D. Libman, Timo Vesikari, and Nathalie Landry.
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-10-13
Description: Seasonal influenza remains a substantial public health threat despite the availability of egg-derived and other vaccines. Plant-based manufacturing might address some of the limitations of current vaccines. We describe two phase 3 efficacy studies of… -
Creator: Chidiac C, Ferry T.
Subject: Contenu Français
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-11-01
Description: De nombreuses maladies infectieuses émergentes ou ré-émergentes sont survenues au cours des dernières décennies, certaines posant des problèmes de santé publique majeurs. SRAS, MERS-CoV, grippe aviaire hautement pathogène A(H5N1), MERS-CoV, maladie à… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Pre-Hospital
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2023-04-13
Description: The course aims to increase understanding about standard and transmission-based infection control practices and provides education about high consequence infectious diseases like COVID-19, Mpox, Ebola Virus Disease, Smallpox, SARS (Severe Acute… -
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.