MEDICAL personnelINFECTION controlUNIVERSITY hospitalsSYMPTOMSDRUG administrationThis retrospective observational study describes the results of an ad-hoc designated prevention protocol aimed at containing the spread of the scabies infestation among healthcare workers (HCWs) of a large University ...
Guideline for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel, 1998 This document is an evidence-based policy for the implementation of sound tuberculosis (TB) infection control by all stakeholders. The evidence base for th... EA Bolyard,OC Tablan,WW Williams,... - 《Infection Control & Hospital Epi...
Infection control in healthcare personnel : infrastructure and routine practices for occupational infection prevention and control services David T. Kuhar, MDa; Ruth Carrico, PhDb; Kendra Cox, MAc; Marie A. de Perio, MDd; Kathleen L. Irwin, MD, MPHe; Tammy Lundstrom, MD, JDf; Amanda D. Ov...
or airborne pathogens (e.g., Mycobacterium tuberculosis and varicella-zoster virus) can result in adverse patient outcomes and cause illness among health-care workers. Environmental infection-control strategies and engineering controls can effectively prevent these infections. The incidence of health-care-...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.2007 Guideline for isolation precautions: preventing transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings. Al-Benna S.Negative pressure rooms and COVID-19.J Perioper Pract. 2021 Jan-Feb;31(1-2):18-23. doi:10.1177/1750458920949453 ...
1275 suspected cases and treated 42 patients with confirmed COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Yet, there were no nosocomial infections or infections among healthcare personnel, report Vincent C.C. Cheng, MD, FRCPath, the hospital's infection control officer, and colleagues...
Objective: To assess the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) or a positive skin test in healthcare workers (HCWs) providing services to human immunodeficiency virus (HlV)-infected individuals and to determine prospectively the incidence of new infections in this population.Design: This prospective cohort ...
2 A survey of 306 nurses in an acute hospital in Hong Kong noted low compliance with, and selective adoption of, universal precautions.3 However, no study has examined healthcare and support workers' compliance with isolation precautions. We examined the appropriateness of infection control ...
Infection control in healthcare personnel : infrastructure and routine practices for occupational infection prevention and control services David T. Kuhar, MDa; Ruth Carrico, PhDb; Kendra Cox, MAc; Marie A. de Perio, MDd; Kathleen L. Irwin, MD, MPHe; Tammy Lundstrom, MD, JDf; Amanda D. Ov...
Patient–professional interactions and adherence to infection control measures are central to the quality of care and patient safety in healthcare. Persons colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) describe insufficient support and unprofessional behavior among healthcare personnel. A ...