Bryan Christensen, PhD:Today, as part of theCDC Commentary serieson Medscape, we're going to be demonstrating PPE as part of the enhanced guidelines for healthcare workers wearing PPE as they care for patients with Ebola. Barbara Smith, an infection preventionist from Mount Sinai, is going t...
The use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare settings is a very important factor of infection control activities to prevent transmission of infection. In this study, we aimed to develop a non-face-to-face method that can reduc
we have reviewed medical conference resultsand, we have also read numerous CDC reports. They all point to one commonfactor--the need to improve hand hygiene. If hand hygiene is one of the mostimportant ways to reduce nosocomial infections, then it becomes obvious thatthere is ...