Browsing by Subject "Prevention and Mitigation"
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Chlorhexidine bathing of the critically ill for the prevention of hospital‐acquired infection
(2019-08-30)Background: Hospital‐acquired infection is a frequent adverse event in patient care; it can lead to longer stays in the intensive care unit (ICU), additional medical complications, permanent disability or death. Whilst all ... -
COVID-19: Public Compliance with and Public Support for Stay-at-Home Mitigation Strategies
(2020-04-24)Objectives: Governments worldwide have recommended unprecedented measures to mitigate the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As pressure mounts to scale back these measures, understanding public compliance with ... -
Guidance for building a dedicated health facility to contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak
(2020-04-28)Preparedness for the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its spread in India calls for setting up of adequately equipped and dedicated health facilities to manage sick patients while protecting healthcare workers ... -
Interventions to mitigate early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore: a modelling study
(2020-03-23)Background: Since the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak began in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Dec 31, 2019, 68 imported cases and 175 locally acquired infections have been reported in Singapore. We aimed to investigate ... -
Lineamientos para el sector productivo de productos farmacéuticos, alimentos y bebidas en Colombia durante la fase de mitigación
(2020-04)[Propósito] Orientar a la población del país frente a las acciones que se requieren implementar durante la fase de mitigación en el sector productivo de productos farmacéuticos, alimentos y bebidas, por la alerta causa da ... -
Mejora de la adherencia a las precauciones estándares para el control de las infecciones asociadas a la asistencia sanitaria
(2018-02-26)Antecedentes: Las "precauciones estándares" se refiere a un sistema de acciones como el uso del equipo de protección personal o la adherencia al tratamiento seguro de las agujas, que los trabajadores de asistencia ... -
On the impact of early non-pharmaceutical interventions as containment strategies against the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-05-09)Background The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and has spread since then to around 210 countries and territories by April 2020. Consequently, countries have adopted physical ...