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Autor: Burki, Talha.
Tema: General
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2020-04
Descripción: As the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo is ending, there are important lessons to be learnt. Talha Burki reports. -
Autor: Burnham, C. D., J. H. Kwon, E. M. Burd, S. Campbell, P. C. Iwen and M. B. Miller
Tema: Laboratory
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2016-11-10
Descripción: We have asked 4 experts in this field to share their thoughts on contemporary challenges in laboratory preparedness for emerging infectious diseases. -
Autor: By John L. Hick, Dan Hanfling, Matthew K. Wynia, and Andrew T. Pavia
Tema: Treatment & Care
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2020-03-05
Descripción: The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and resulting disease state COVID-19 pose a direct threat to an over-burdened U.S. medical care system and supporting supply chains for medications and materials.Conservation strategies: This resource contains recommendations facilitating conservation of equipment and supplies during contingency (expected shortages) and crisis (known shortages) capacities and should not be applied as guidance when conventional capacities are available.
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Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: Healthcare personnel (HCP) acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria on their gloves and gowns when caring for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. -
Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: Respiratory viruses on fomites can be transferred to sites susceptible to infection via contact by hands or other fomites. -
Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: The safe removal of personal protective equipment (PPE) can limit transmission of serious communicable diseases, but this process poses challenges to healthcare workers (HCWs). -
Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: We observed 354 hand hygiene instances across 41 healthcare workers doffing personal protective equipment at 4 hospital-based biocontainment units. -
Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: We examined the effect of glove decontamination prior to removal on bacterial contamination of healthcare personnel hands in a laboratory simulation study. -
Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: We conducted a laboratory simulation to evaluate the contamination of environmental surfaces when using wipe vs spray methods of personal protective equipment (PPE) decontamination. -
Autor: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2019-10-01
Descripción: Fluorescent tracers are often used with ultraviolet lights to visibly identify healthcare worker self-contamination after doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE).