Browsing by Subject "Infection Control"
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Advice on Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment for Spinal Diseases during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
(2020-03-30)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak started in December 2019 that caused difficulties for clinical work. Practical work experience in our spinal outpatient and emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic is ... -
Anesthetic Management of Patients Undergoing Aortic Dissection Repair With Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome COVID-19 Infection
(2020-03-24)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is still active in Wuhan, China, and is spreading to the rest of the world. Recently, perioperative anesthetic management in patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus-2 ... -
Chlorhexidine bathing for infection control in critical care patients: Uncertain if it is better than soap and water
(2020-03-16)What is this? Some patients with COVID-19 will become critically ill, requiring treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU). Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) among such patients can lead to longer stays in the ICU, as well ... -
Considerações para quarentena de indivíduos no contexto de contenção da doença causada pelo novo coronavírus (COVID-19): Orientação provisória (19 de março de 2020)
(2020-03-19)[Introdução]: O objetivo deste documento é oferecer orientações aos Estados membros sobre medidas de quarentena para indivíduos no contexto da COVID-19. Esse documento é voltado para aqueles que são responsáveis por definir ... -
COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control in Shelters for Women and Children Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence in the Caribbean, 4 June 2020
(2020-07-04)[Introduction]. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the COVID-19 outbreak was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. COVID-19 is an acute respiratory illness (ARI) caused by ... -
The dilemma of COVID-19 in dental practice concerning the role of saliva in transmission: a brief review of current evidence
(2020-05)From December 12, 2019, a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome, the novel human coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by a novel β-coronavirus (2019-nCoV) began to grow globally by person-to-person transmission. The ... -
Education interventions to improve healthcare workers’ adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care-associated infections
(2020-03-22)What is this? Standard Precautions, including using personal protective equipment (PPE) or adhering to safe handling of needles are essential for the prevention and spread of infections, such as COVID-19, in healthcare ... -
Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington
(2020-03-27)BACKGROUND: Long-term care facilities are high-risk settings for severe outcomes from outbreaks of Covid-19, owing to both the advanced age and frequent chronic underlying health conditions of the residents and the movement ... -
Experience summary of a COVID-19 designated community hospital and its operation model
(2020-04-14)OBJECT: To summarize the administration model of a COVID-19 designated hospital transformed from a community hospital to improve the emergency capacity of community hospitals and the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment ... -
Gloves, gowns and masks for reducing transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the hospital setting: lack of evidence on their specific effects
(2020-03-19)What is this? Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common hospital-acquired pathogen that increases morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Transmission of MRSA from patient to patient in hospital is ... -
Guantes, batas y máscaras para reducir la transmisión del Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina (SARM) en el entorno hospitalario: falta de evidencia sobre sus efectos específicos
(2020-03-24)¿Qué es esto? El Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina (SARM) es un patógeno intrahospitalario común que aumenta la morbilidad, la mortalidad y los costos de atención médica. La transmisión de SARM de paciente ... -
Improving psychological outcomes in healthcare employees during an infectious disease outbreak were identified
(2020-03-26)What is this? The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a great strain on health systems and healthcare workers. Factors associated with psychological outcomes among healthcare workers involved in the SARS crisis were examined to ... -
Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols
(2020-07)Infection control instructions call for use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions to inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We determined the virucidal activity of World Health Organization–recommended ... -
Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people: uncertain if they are effective
(2020-03-23)What is this? A variety of infection control strategies are used for infectious diseases, such as meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The findings of this research may be worth considering for reducing the ... -
Inpatient Care of Patients with COVID-19: A Guide for Hospitalists
(2020-04-25)Since its emergence in December 2019, the virus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has quickly caused a pandemic. This virus causes a disease now known as coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. As an ... -
Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GISE) position paper for Cath lab‐specific preparedness recommendations for healthcare providers in case of suspected, probable or confirmed cases of COVID‐19
(2020-03-29)COVID‐19 pandemic raised the issue to guarantee the proper level of care to patients with acute cardiovascular diseases and concomitant suspected or confirmed COVID‐19 and, in the meantime safety and protection of healthcare ... -
Luvas, aventais e máscaras para reduzir a transmissão de Staphylococcus aureus resistente à meticilina (MRSA) em ambiente hospitalar: falta de evidências sobre seus efeitos específicos
(2020-03-24)Que é isto? O Staphylococcus aureus resistente à Meticilina (MRSA) é um patógeno hospitalar comum que aumenta a morbidade, mortalidade e custos da assistência médica. A transmissão do MRSA de paciente para paciente é comum ... -
Personal Protective Equipment: Current Best Practices for Orthopedic Teams
(2020-04-16)The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS- CoV-2) virus is challenging healthcare providers across the world. Current best practices for personal protective equipment ... -
Preparando seu local de trabalho para a COVID-19
(2020-02-27)[Introdução]: Em janeiro de 2020, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) declarou o surto de uma nova doença causada pelo coronavírus, na província de Hubei na China, como Emergência de Saúde Pública de Importância ...