Search Results - "American journal of infection control"

A qualitative study on the psychological experience of caregivers of COVID-19 patients by Sun, Niuniu, Wei, Luoqun, Shi, Suling, Jiao, Dandan, Song, Runluo, Ma, Lili, Wang, Hongwei, Wang, Chao, Wang, Zhaoguo, You, Yanli, Liu, Shuhua, Wang, Hongyun

“…•Studies on the psychological experience of nurses combating COVID-19 are lacking.•We investigated the psychological experience of caregivers of COVID-19…”
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Willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine with and without emergency use authorization by Guidry, Jeanine P.D., Laestadius, Linnea I., Vraga, Emily K., Miller, Carrie A., Perrin, Paul B., Burton, Candace W., Ryan, Mark, Fuemmeler, Bernard F., Carlyle, Kellie E.

“…•Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake intentions both under regular circumstances as well as under EUA included high perceived susceptibility to COVID-19,…”
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Systematic review with meta-analysis of the accuracy of diagnostic tests for COVID-19 by Böger, Beatriz, Fachi, Mariana M., Vilhena, Raquel O., Cobre, Alexandre F., Tonin, Fernanda S., Pontarolo, Roberto

“…•RT-PCR followed by CT shows high sensitivity for detecting COVID-19.•Immunological tests should use a combination of IgG and IgM.•The genes E and RdRp present…”
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Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation by Heilingloh, Christiane Silke, Aufderhorst, Ulrich Wilhelm, Schipper, Leonie, Dittmer, Ulf, Witzke, Oliver, Yang, Dongliang, Zheng, Xin, Sutter, Kathrin, Trilling, Mirko, Alt, Mira, Steinmann, Eike, Krawczyk, Adalbert

“…•SARS-CoV-2 is highly susceptible to irradiation with ultraviolet light.•High viral loads of 5 * 106 TCID50/ml SARS-CoV-2 can be inactivated in 9 minutes by…”
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Healthcare providers experience of working during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study by Eftekhar Ardebili, Mehrdad, Naserbakht, Morteza, Bernstein, Colleen, Alazmani-Noodeh, Farshid, Hakimi, Hamideh, Ranjbar, Hadi

“…•COVID-19 pandemic caused crucial changes in work and personal life of healthcare providers.•The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on work and personal life of…”
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Covid-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and refusal among Canadian healthcare workers: A multicenter survey by Dzieciolowska, Stefania, Hamel, Denis, Gadio, Souleymane, Dionne, Maude, Gagnon, Dominique, Robitaille, Lucie, Cook, Erin, Caron, Isabelle, Talib, Amina, Parkes, Leighanne, Dubé, Ève, Longtin, Yves

“…•Healthcare worker acceptance of novel COVID-19 vaccines is poorly understood.•In our study, 80% of healthcare workers accepted receiving a novel COVID-19…”
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Prevalence of comorbidities among individuals with COVID-19: A rapid review of current literature by Bajgain, Kalpana Thapa, Badal, Sujan, Bajgain, Bishnu B., Santana, Maria J.

“…•One or more comorbidity is highly prevalent in severe and fatal COVID-19 cases.•Hypertension is the most prevalent comorbidity seen in COVID-19 populations…”
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Face masks to prevent transmission of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Li, Yanni, Liang, Mingming, Gao, Liang, Ayaz Ahmed, Mubashir, Uy, John Patrick, Cheng, Ce, Zhou, Qin, Sun, Chenyu

“…•This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of the use of masks to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission.•This study demonstrated the…”
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Hand sanitizers: A review of ingredients, mechanisms of action, modes of delivery, and efficacy against coronaviruses by Golin, Andrew P., Choi, Dexter, Ghahary, Aziz

“…The emergence of the novel virus, SARS-CoV-2, has posed unprecedented challenges to public health around the world. Currently, strategies to deal with COVID-19…”
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Impact of the influenza vaccine on COVID-19 infection rates and severity by Conlon, Anna, Ashur, Carmel, Washer, Laraine, Eagle, Kim A., Hofmann Bowman, Marion A.

“…•With vaccines against COVID-19 not yet broadly available, there is interest in assessing the role of the influenza vaccine in COVID-19 susceptibility and…”
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Environmental contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in a designated hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 by Wu, Songjie, Wang, Ying, Jin, Xuelan, Tian, Jia, Liu, Jianzhong, Mao, Yiping

“…•SARS-CoV-2 RNA was not detected in the air in a designated hospital for COVID-19.•Environmental surface in medical areas was frequently contaminated.•Strict…”
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Nurses' experiences of care for patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus in South Korea by Kim, Yujeong

“…•Nurses' experiences of care for patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) were categorized by going into a dangerous field, strong…”
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Airborne spread of infectious agents in the indoor environment by Wei, Jianjian, PhD, Li, Yuguo, PhD

“…Highlights • Different stages of the spread of infectious agents were analyzed. • Short-range airborne route is potentially very important. • Short-range…”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hand hygiene performance in hospitals by Moore, Lori D., Robbins, Greg, Quinn, Jeff, Arbogast, James W.

“…•Hand hygiene opportunities and events decreased as COVID-19 progressed.•Hand hygiene performance initially increased at the outset of the COVID-19…”
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Medical waste management practice during the 2019-2020 novel coronavirus pandemic: Experience in a general hospital by Peng, Jie, Wu, Xunlian, Wang, Rongli, Li, Cui, Zhang, Qing, Wei, Daiqing

“…•The waste from protective facial masks may greatly increase the possibility of carrying pathogens.•COVID-19 related medical waste disposal should be arranged…”
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Exploring stress coping strategies of frontline emergency health workers dealing Covid-19 in Pakistan: A qualitative inquiry by Munawar, Khadeeja, Choudhry, Fahad Riaz

“…•Studies on the psychological impact and mental health of people during the COVID-19 are limited.•Hence, this study investigated how emergency healthcare…”
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Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation of influenza-contaminated N95 filtering facepiece respirators by Mills, Devin, Harnish, Delbert A., Lawrence, Caryn, Sandoval-Powers, Megan, Heimbuch, Brian K.

“…•Ultraviolet light can significantly reduce viable influenza on N95 respirators.•Ultraviolet decontamination of N95 respirators can vary between models.•Straps…”
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Intention to COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among health care workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies by Luo, Chuxuan, Yang, Yuan, Liu, Yueming, Zheng, Danna, Shao, Lina, Jin, Juan, He, Qiang

“…•COVID-19 vaccination acceptance of health care workers (HCWs) was at moderate level.•Male HCWs, aged 30 years or older, with a history of prior influenza…”
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Zika virus pandemic—analysis of Facebook as a social media health information platform by Sharma, Megha, MD, FAAP, Yadav, Kapil, MD, Yadav, Nitika, MD, Ferdinand, Keith C., MD, FACC, FAHA

“…Highlights • The arrival of Zika virus in America has generated a lot of awareness in social media due to the algorithmic increase in the spread of the disease…”
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International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium report, data summary of 50 countries for 2010-2015: Device-associated module by Rosenthal, Víctor Daniel, MD, MSc, CIC, Al-Abdely, Hail M., MD, El-Kholy, Amani Ali, MD, AlKhawaja, Safa A Aziz, MD, Leblebicioglu, Hakan, MD, Mehta, Yatin, MD, Rai, Vineya, MD, Hung, Nguyen Viet, MD, Kanj, Souha Sami, MD, Salama, Mona Foda, MD, Salgado-Yepez, Estuardo, MD, Elahi, Naheed, MD, Morfin Otero, Rayo, MD, Apisarnthanarak, Anucha, MD, De Carvalho, Braulio Matias, MD, Ider, Bat Erdene, Fisher, Dale, MD, Buenaflor, Maria Carmen S.G., MD, Petrov, Michael M., MD, Quesada-Mora, Ana Marcela, MD, Zand, Farid, MD, Gurskis, Vaidotas, MD, Anguseva, Tanja, MD, Ikram, Aamer, MD, Aguilar de Moros, Daisy, MD, Duszynska, Wieslawa, MD, Mejia, Nepomuceno, MD, Horhat, Florin George, MD, Belskiy, Vladislav, MD, Mioljevic, Vesna, MD, Di Silvestre, Gabriela, MD, Furova, Katarina, MD, Ramos-Ortiz, Gloria Y., MD, Gamar Elanbya, May Osman, MD, Satari, Hindra Irawan, MD, Gupta, Umesh, MD, Dendane, Tarek, MD, Raka, Lul, MD, Guanche-Garcell, Humberto, MD, Hu, Bijie, MD, Padgett, Denis, MD, Jayatilleke, Kushlani, MD, Ben Jaballah, Najla, MD, Apostolopoulou, Eleni, MD, Prudencio Leon, Walter Enrique, MD, Sepulveda-Chavez, Alejandra, MD, Telechea, Hector Miguel, MD, Trotter, Andrew, MD, Alvarez-Moreno, Carlos, MD, Kushner-Davalos, Luis, MD

“…Highlights • We report INICC device-associated module data of 50 countries from 2010-2015. • We collected prospective data from 861,284 patients in 703 ICUs…”
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