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Creator: Harrod, Molly, Laura Petersen, Lauren E. Weston, Lynn Gregory, Jeanmarie Mayer, Matthew H. Samore, Frank A. Drews, and Sarah L. Krein.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
Description: Hospitals use standard and transmission-based precautions, including personal protective equipment (PPE), to prevent the spread of infectious organisms. -
Creator: Joynt, Gavin M., and William K. K. Wu.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-27
Description: In The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Francois-Xavier Lescure and colleagues describe the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Europe, which were reported in France. -
Creator: Mills, Devin, Delbert A. Harnish, Caryn Lawrence, Megan Sandoval-Powers, and Brian K. Heimbuch.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-04-17
Description: Safe and effective decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) has the potential to significantly extend FFR holdings, mitigating a potential shortage due to an influenza pandemic or other pandemic events. -
Creator: Le, Aurora B., Erin G. Brooks, Lily A. McNulty, James R. Gill, Jocelyn J. Herstein, Janelle Rios, Scott J. Patlovich, Katelyn C. Jelden, Kendra K. Schmid, John J. Lowe, and Shawn G. Gibbs.
Subject: Decedent Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-11-06
Description: In the United States of America, Medical Examiners and Coroners (ME/Cs) investigate approximately 20% of all deaths. Unexpected deaths, such as those occurring due to a deceased person under investigation for a highly infectious disease, are likely… -
Creator: Herstein, J. J., P. C. Iwen, K. C. Jelden, P. D. Biddinger, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-01-04
Description: In late 2014, 56 hospitals in the United States were designated by state and federal public health authorities as specially designed high-level isolation units (HLIUs) equipped with advanced infrastructure, laboratory capabilities, and trained staff… -
Creator: Jelden, K. C., P. C. Iwen, J. J. Herstein, P. D. Biddinger, C. S. Kraft, L. Saiman, P. W. Smith, A. L. Hewlett, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-04-01
Description: Fifty-five hospitals in the United States have been designated Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) by their state and local health authorities.Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: Sophie J. Smither, Lin Eastaugh, Claire Marie Filone, Denise Freeburger, Artemas Herzog, M. Stephen Lever, David M. Miller, Dana Mitzel, James W. Noah, Mary S. Reddick-Elick, Amy Reese, Michael Schuit, Carly B. Wlazlowski, Michael Hevey, and Victoria…
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-01-01
Description: Ebola virus (EBOV) in body fluids poses risk for virus transmission. -
Creator: Modjarrad, Kayvon, and Jerome H. Kim.
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-04-20
Description: Since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in 2002, the emergence and expansion of endemic and epidemic coronaviruses has been accelerating on a scale not seen for any other group of viruses with pandemic… -
Creator: Jesse, J. Waggoner, Stittleburg Victoria, Pond Renee, Saklawi Youssef, K. Sahoo Malaya, Babiker Ahmed, Hussaini Laila, S. Kraft Colleen, A. Pinsky Benjamin, J. Anderson Evan, and Rouphael Nadine.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-04-15
Description: Most reverse transcription PCR protocols for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) include 2-3 targets for detection. -
Creator: Feldmann, Marc, Ravinder N. Maini, James N. Woody, Stephen T. Holgate, Gregory Winter, Matthew Rowland, Duncan Richards, and Tracy Hussell.
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-04-09
Description: With more than 81 000 deaths worldwide from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by April 8, 2020, it is incumbent on researchers to accelerate clinical trials of any readily available and potentially acceptably safe therapies that could reduce the…