Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff
JH Verbeek, B Rajamaki, S Ijaz… - Cochrane database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background In epidemics of highly infectious diseases, such as Ebola, severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS), or coronavirus (COVID‐19), healthcare workers (HCW) are at …
respiratory syndrome (SARS), or coronavirus (COVID‐19), healthcare workers (HCW) are at …
The role of fit testing N95/FFP2/FFP3 masks: a narrative review
A Regli, A Sommerfield… - Anaesthesia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For healthcare workers performing aerosol‐generating procedures during the COVID‐19
pandemic, well fitted filtering facepiece respirators, for example, N95/FFP2 or N99/FFP3 …
pandemic, well fitted filtering facepiece respirators, for example, N95/FFP2 or N99/FFP3 …
[HTML][HTML] Personal protective equipment (PPE) for both anesthesiologists and other airway managers: principles and practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
SL Lockhart, LV Duggan, RS Wax, S Saad… - Canadian journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Healthcare providers are facing a coronavirus disease pandemic. This pandemic may last
for many months, stressing the Canadian healthcare system in a way that has not previously …
for many months, stressing the Canadian healthcare system in a way that has not previously …
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative …
Cochrane Effective Practice and … - Cochrane database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background This review is one of a series of rapid reviews that Cochrane contributors have
prepared to inform the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic. When new respiratory infectious …
prepared to inform the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic. When new respiratory infectious …
Factors affecting healthcare workers' compliance with social and behavioural infection control measures during emerging infectious disease outbreaks: Rapid …
Objective The 2019–2020 outbreak of novel coronavirus has raised concerns about
nosocomial transmission. This review's aim was to explore the existing literature on …
nosocomial transmission. This review's aim was to explore the existing literature on …
The COVID‐19 pandemic, personal protective equipment and respirator: A narrative review
JF Ha - International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has touched almost every continent.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the final line of protection of healthcare workers …
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the final line of protection of healthcare workers …
Effectiveness of surgical masks against influenza bioaerosols
CM Booth, M Clayton, B Crook, JM Gawn - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Most surgical masks are not certified for use as respiratory protective
devices (RPDs). In the event of an influenza pandemic, logistical and practical implications …
devices (RPDs). In the event of an influenza pandemic, logistical and practical implications …
Use of powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) by healthcare workers for preventing highly infectious viral diseases—a systematic review of evidence
A Licina, A Silvers, RL Stuart - Systematic reviews, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at particular risk during pandemics
and epidemics of highly virulent diseases with significant morbidity and case fatality rate …
and epidemics of highly virulent diseases with significant morbidity and case fatality rate …
Use of medical face masks versus particulate respirators as a component of personal protective equipment for health care workers in the context of the COVID-19 …
J Conly, WH Seto, D Pittet, A Holmes, M Chu… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2020 - Springer
Currently available evidence supports that the predominant route of human-to-human
transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 is through respiratory droplets and/or contact routes. The …
transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 is through respiratory droplets and/or contact routes. The …
Why language matters: insights and challenges in applying a social determination of health approach in a North-South collaborative research program
JM Spiegel, J Breilh, A Yassi - Globalization and health, 2015 - Springer
Background Focus on “social determinants of health” provides a welcome alternative to the
bio-medical illness paradigm. However, the tendency to concentrate on the influence of “risk …
bio-medical illness paradigm. However, the tendency to concentrate on the influence of “risk …