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- Creator:
- Herstein, J. J., P. D. Biddinger, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, K. C. Jelden, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2017-10-01
- Description:
- The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa prompted a select group of US hospitals to establish high-level isolation units equipped with advanced engineering controls, trained staff, and stringent protocols to safely treat highly infectious disease…
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- Creator:
- Hewlett, A. L., J. B. Varkey, P. W. Smith and B. S. Ribner
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2015-08-01
- Description:
- This review details infection control issues encountered in the management of patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD), with emphasis on how these issues were confronted in two biocontainment patient care units in the United States.
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- Creator:
- Hill, C. E., E. M. Burd, C. S. Kraft, E. L. Ryan, A. Duncan, A. M. Winkler, J. C. Cardella, J. C. Ritchie and T. G. Parslow
- Subject:
- Laboratory
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2014-08-01
- Description:
- Two adult United States (US) nationals contracted the Ebola virus while on a humanitarian mission in Africa amidst a large Ebola outbreak there.
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- Creator:
- Isakov, A., A. Jamison, W. Miles and B. Ribner
- Subject:
- Pre-Hospital
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2014-12-02
- Description:
- Health care workers (HCWs) in the emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital settings often encounter patients infected with dangerous communicable diseases.
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- Creator:
- Isakov, A., W. Miles, S. Gibbs, J. Lowe, A. Jamison and R. Swansiger
- Subject:
- Pre-Hospital
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2015-09-01
- Description:
- The foundation of safe care for patients with confirmed or suspected Ebola virus disease is effective infection control practice, which requires implementation of appropriate administrative policies, work practices, and environmental controls,…
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- Creator:
- Kortepeter, M. G., T. J. Cieslak, E. H. Kwon, P. W. Smith, C. J. Kratochvil and A. L. Hewlett
- Subject:
- Infection Control
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2017-09-20
- Description:
- 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”...
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- Creator:
- Kratochvil, C. J., L. Evans, B. S. Ribner, J. J. Lowe, M. C. Harvey, R. C. Hunt, A. J. Tumpey, R. P. Fagan, M. M. Schwedhelm, S. Bell, J. Maher, C. S. Kraft, N. V. Cagliuso, Sr., S. Vanairsdale, A. Vasa and P. W. Smith
- Subject:
- General
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2017-06-01
- Description:
- The National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) was established in 2015 in response to the 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa.
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- Creator:
- Lowe, J. J., S. G. Gibbs, S. S. Schwedhelm, J. Nguyen and P. W. Smith
- Subject:
- Waste Management
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2014-12-01
- Description:
- Clinical practices surrounding the current Ebola epidemic have been center stage in discourse concerning research and practice of care.
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- Creator:
- Lowe, J. J., K. C. Jelden, P. J. Schenarts, L. E. Rupp, K. J. Hawes, B. M. Tysor, R. G. Swansiger, S. S. Schwedhelm, P. W. Smith and S. G. Gibbs
- Subject:
- Pre-Hospital
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2015-06-01
- Description:
- The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit through the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, recently received patients with confirmed Ebola virus from West Africa.
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- Creator:
- Swanhorst, J., K. Boulter, A. Vasa, B. Boeckman and M. Schwedhelm
- Subject:
- Training and Exercises
- Item Type:
- Publication
- Date Last Updated:
- 2014-06-09
- Description:
- Use of Level C personal protective equipment is an uncommon practice in the routine provision of nursing care.
