item: #1 of 62 id: cord-007545-oguse5gt author: Kelly, L. title: The effectiveness of training and taste testing when using respirator masks date: 2004-10-01 words: 1059 flesch: 51 summary: Stop the ritual of tracing colonised people A novel selective medium for the detection of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus enabling result reporting in under 24 h I would like to thank Mr Kevin Reece, Universal Hospital Supplies, for all the valuable discussions and his help with mask testing. The effectiveness of training and taste testing when using respirator masks Recent concerns about severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), influenza and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have highlighted the need for the use of respirator masks of adequate design and construction. keywords: smb; staff; test cache: cord-007545-oguse5gt.txt plain text: cord-007545-oguse5gt.txt item: #2 of 62 id: cord-007554-1nz6wdlo author: Kelly, S. title: Laboratory evaluation of selective mannitol broth for MRSA screening date: 2004-10-01 words: 1290 flesch: 56 summary: key: cord-007554-1nz6wdlo authors: Kelly, S.; Hardwick, R.; Wong, J.; Gopal Rao, G. title: Laboratory evaluation of selective mannitol broth for MRSA screening date: 2004-10-01 journal: J Hosp Infect DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.07.012 sha: doc_id: 7554 cord_uid: 1nz6wdlo nan Laboratory evaluation of selective mannitol broth for MRSA screening Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in patients admitted to hospital features prominently in strategies for control of MRSA. 1, 2 The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America recently commissioned a critical review of the reasons for the failure to control the spread of MRSA in hospitals despite the existence of guidelines for over three decades. keywords: broth; mrsa; smb cache: cord-007554-1nz6wdlo.txt plain text: cord-007554-1nz6wdlo.txt item: #3 of 62 id: cord-010154-99j5t7ha author: Gohil, S. title: Seasonal respiratory virus testing in management of adult cystic fibrosis patients date: 2019-07-04 words: 944 flesch: 36 summary: Influenza vaccination appears to be effective in reducing the risk of developing influenza virus infection, although this could be improved further with enhanced patient education and access to vaccination. Of the 13 patients with an RVI, nine had non-influenza infections (two entero-/rhinoviruses, five NL63 and one HKU1 coronaviruses, one human metapneumovirus), three had influenza infections alone (two influenza A/H3N2, one influenza B), and one was multiply infected with influenza B, corona-OC43 and entero-/ rhinoviruses. keywords: influenza; patients; rvi cache: cord-010154-99j5t7ha.txt plain text: cord-010154-99j5t7ha.txt item: #4 of 62 id: cord-034481-zi9q96lj author: Liu, Yongjian title: Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces and in human excreta date: 2020-11-01 words: 764 flesch: 56 summary: The titer of virus stock and the volume of virus inoculation were related with the final results. At desired time points, 50μl of each sample was taken and virus titer was determined with the same method described above. keywords: cov-2; sars cache: cord-034481-zi9q96lj.txt plain text: cord-034481-zi9q96lj.txt item: #5 of 62 id: cord-252730-ihpden9q author: Glasbey, T. title: Observations on disinfectant performance date: 2020-04-28 words: 755 flesch: 39 summary: Disinfectant products in most modern health systems are required to perform to minimum standards of performance on statutory test methods that have been agreed through robust peer review. For example, the United States EPA has provided a list of suitable disinfectant products on their List N. keywords: disinfectant; products cache: cord-252730-ihpden9q.txt plain text: cord-252730-ihpden9q.txt item: #6 of 62 id: cord-256135-v75qvb1i author: Persoon, Ilona F. title: A review of respiratory protection measures recommended in Europe for dental procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-07-30 words: 713 flesch: 28 summary: In conclusion, the recommendations on respiratory protection when undertaking dental healthcare in European countries vary considerably. During the COVID-19 pandemic period, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends wearing respiratory protection when undertaking aerosol generating procedures (AGP) to reduce the risks of cross-infection between patients and healthcare worker (HCW) and vice versa 2 . keywords: covid-19; dental; protection cache: cord-256135-v75qvb1i.txt plain text: cord-256135-v75qvb1i.txt item: #7 of 62 id: cord-256705-gexh2wtd author: Prescott, K. title: COVID-19: how prepared are front-line healthcare workers in England? date: 2020-04-24 words: 2070 flesch: 56 summary: However, if there is to be success in managing this pandemic, levels of HCW knowledge must rapidly increase. It was sent to front line HCW at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Foundation Trust. keywords: covid-19; hcw; hospital; respondents; survey cache: cord-256705-gexh2wtd.txt plain text: cord-256705-gexh2wtd.txt item: #8 of 62 id: cord-257468-woyycghi author: Basso, Trude title: Transmission of infection from non-isolated patients with COVID-19 to health care workers date: 2020-08-20 words: 1828 flesch: 52 summary: These results were in accordance with other reports and should reassure HCWs and further stimulate a broader evaluation of the foundation for the current practice of home-quarantine of non-symptomatic HCWs. Our results should reassure HCWs and further stimulate a broader evaluation of the foundation for the current practice of home-quarantine of non-symptomatic HCWs. keywords: cov-2; covid-19; hcws; patient; sars cache: cord-257468-woyycghi.txt plain text: cord-257468-woyycghi.txt item: #9 of 62 id: cord-259855-7sn2coni author: Singh, Rajinder Pal title: Bearded individuals can use an under-mask beard cover ‘Singh Thattha’ for donning respirator masks in Covid-19 patient care date: 2020-10-03 words: 1710 flesch: 56 summary: We are describing an under-mask beard cover called Singh Thattha technique which obtained a pass rate of 25/27 (92.6%) by qualitative and 5/5 (100%) by quantitative FT in full-bearded individuals. The purpose of the study is to describe an innovative potential solution called 'Singh Thattha' technique, where we have used an under-mask beard cover to overcome the facial hair factor for wearing a respirator mask in bearded individuals. keywords: beard; cover; fit; mask cache: cord-259855-7sn2coni.txt plain text: cord-259855-7sn2coni.txt item: #10 of 62 id: cord-260024-yrhlg6wm author: Ha, Kyoo-Man title: A lesson learned from the MERS outbreak in South Korea in 2015 date: 2015-10-24 words: 1419 flesch: 47 summary: What can we learn from MERS outbreak in South Korea? MERS viruses broke out in one hospital in Pyeongtaek, South Korea (hereinafter Korea), on May 2015, 2015. keywords: emergency; korea; mers; outbreak cache: cord-260024-yrhlg6wm.txt plain text: cord-260024-yrhlg6wm.txt item: #11 of 62 id: cord-262027-z90wujlo author: Cheng, V.C.C. title: Disinfection of N95 respirators by ionized hydrogen peroxide during pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 date: 2020-04-08 words: 1030 flesch: 45 summary: Recommended guidance for extended use and limited reuse of N95 filtering facepiece respirators in healthcare Settings Evaluation of five decontamination methods for filtering facepiece respirators Final report for the Bioquell hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) decontamination for reuse of N95 respirators Effects of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) on N95 respirator filtration performance and structural integrity Although we have already adopted extended use of N95 respirators in accordance with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) keywords: disinfection; n95; respirators; virus cache: cord-262027-z90wujlo.txt plain text: cord-262027-z90wujlo.txt item: #12 of 62 id: cord-263016-28znb322 author: Omrani, A.S. title: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): what lessons can we learn? date: 2015-08-22 words: 4493 flesch: 41 summary: What travel health advice should be given to Hajj pilgrims Preventive measures against MERS-CoV for Hajj pilgrims The Hajj pilgrimage and surveillance for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in pilgrims from African countries Potential for the international spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome in association with mass gatherings in Saudi Arabia Lack of nasal carriage of novel corona virus (HCoV-EMC) in French Hajj pilgrims returning from the Hajj 2012, despite a high rate of respiratory symptoms Lack of MERS coronavirus but prevalence of influenza virus in French pilgrims after Prevalence of MERS-CoV nasal carriage and compliance with the Saudi health recommendations among pilgrims attending the 2013 Hajj From the Hajj: it's the flu, idiot High prevalence of common respiratory viruses and no evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Hajj pilgrims returning to Ghana Circulation of respiratory viruses among pilgrims during the 2012 Hajj pilgrimage Saudi Arabia, South Korea Preliminary epidemiological assessment of MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea Lessons to learn from MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea Spread of MERS to South Korea and China List of hospitals with known MERS exposure Preliminary data from sequencing of viruses in the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China. Archive Number Severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus First cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) investigations and implications for the prevention of human-to-human transmission A case of imported Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection and public health response Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in two returning travellers in the Netherlands Lack of transmission among close contacts of patient with case of Middle East respiratory syndrome imported into the United States Spread, circulation, and evolution of the Middle East keywords: camels; coronavirus; cov; east; human; infection; mers; middle; saudi; syndrome cache: cord-263016-28znb322.txt plain text: cord-263016-28znb322.txt item: #13 of 62 id: cord-264057-z5arb1k5 author: Goel, S. title: Preparations and limitations for prevention of severe acute respiratory syndrome in a tertiary care centre of India date: 2007-05-18 words: 2756 flesch: 56 summary: A set of standard protocols for screening and management of infectious disease patients should be framed and displayed prominently. Grouping infectious patients in a centralized location in an early stage of infection may reduce the extent of an epidemic. keywords: control; diseases; emergency; emopd; infection; patients; sars cache: cord-264057-z5arb1k5.txt plain text: cord-264057-z5arb1k5.txt item: #14 of 62 id: cord-265820-xfq2s412 author: Cheng, V.C.C. title: Prevention of nosocomial transmission of swine-origin pandemic influenza virus A/H1N1 by infection control bundle date: 2010-01-12 words: 3027 flesch: 45 summary: key: cord-265820-xfq2s412 authors: Cheng, V.C.C.; Tai, J.W.M.; Wong, L.M.W.; Chan, J.F.W.; Li, I.W.S.; To, K.K.W.; Hung, I.F.N.; Chan, K.H.; Ho, P.L.; Yuen, K.Y. title: Prevention of nosocomial transmission of swine-origin pandemic influenza virus A/H1N1 by infection control bundle date: 2010-01-12 journal: J Hosp Infect DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.09.009 sha: doc_id: 265820 cord_uid: xfq2s412 After the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong, the importance of preventing nosocomial transmission of respiratory viruses has become a top priority in infection control. Summary After the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong, the importance of preventing nosocomial transmission of respiratory viruses has become a top priority in infection control. keywords: control; infection; nosocomial; oiv; patients cache: cord-265820-xfq2s412.txt plain text: cord-265820-xfq2s412.txt item: #15 of 62 id: cord-266977-5swwc6kr author: Secker, Thomas.J. title: Journal of Hospital Infection A cold water, ultrasonic activated stream efficiently removes proteins and prion-associated amyloid from surgical stainless steel date: 2020-09-19 words: 4564 flesch: 30 summary: Sterile Service Department decontamination procedures for surgical instruments struggle to demonstrate efficient removal of the hardiest infectious contaminants, such as prion proteins. instruments struggle to demonstrate efficient removal of the hardiest infectious contaminants, 23 such as prion proteins. keywords: amyloid; brain; cleaning; decontamination; prion; protein; removal; stainless; steel; surfaces; uas cache: cord-266977-5swwc6kr.txt plain text: cord-266977-5swwc6kr.txt item: #16 of 62 id: cord-267132-nb0j6k3h author: Loveday, H.P. title: epic3: National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England date: 2013-12-10 words: 43426 flesch: 35 summary: Appropriateness of use of indwelling urinary catheters in patients admitted to the medical service Overuse of the indwelling urinary tract catheter in hospitalized medical patients Trends in catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adult intensive care units -United States Clinical and economic consequences of nosocomial catheter-related bacteriuria Recognition and prevention of healthcare-associated urinary tract infections in the intensive care unit Epidemiology of hospital-acquired urinary tract-related bloodstream infection at a university hospital Silver alloy vs. uncoated urinary catheters: a systematic review of the literature Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: new aspects of novel urinary catheters A review of strategies to decrease the duration of indwelling urethral catheters and potentially reduce the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections Enhancing the safety of critically ill patients by reducing urinary and central venous catheterrelated infections Comparison of urethral reaction to full silicone, hydrogen-coated and siliconised latex catheters Effect of catheter material on the incidence of urethral strictures Randomised study of the effect of midnight versus 0600 removal of urinary catheters The association between indwelling urinary catheter use in the elderly and urinary tract infection in acute care Aiming to reduce catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) by adopting a checklist and bundle to achieve sustained system improvements Evidence for the use of silver-alloycoated urethral catheters The high impact actions for nursing and midwifery 5: protection from infection Preventing catheter-related bacteriuria: should we? How? Epidemiology of urinary tract infections: incidence, morbidity, and economic costs Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections Computerbased order entry decreases duration of indwelling urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients Effect of nurse-led multidisciplinary rounds on reducing the unnecessary use of urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients Systematic review and S58 meta-analysis: reminder systems to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections and urinary catheter use in hospitalized patients Stop orders to reduce inappropriate urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients: a randomized controlled trial Reduction of urinary tract infection and antibiotic use after surgery: a controlled, prospective, before-after intervention study Interventions to minimise the initial use of indwelling urinary catheters in acute care: a systematic review Non-invasive measurement of bladder volume as an indication for bladder catheterization after orthopaedic surgery and its effect on urinary tract infections A collaborative, nurse-driven initiative to reduce hospital-acquired urinary tract infections Prevention of nosocomial catheter-associated urinary tract infections through computerized feedback to physicians and a nurse-directed protocol Continence clinic. keywords: access; alcohol; analysis; bsi; care; catheter; catheter insertion; contamination; control; devices; effectiveness; evidence; gloves; guidelines; hand; hand hygiene; healthcare; healthcare workers; hospital; hygiene; identià; infection; insertion; interventions; meta; microorganisms; number; patients; prevention; removal; review; risk; safety; sharps; signià; site; skin; studies; study; systematic; term; use; venous; workers cache: cord-267132-nb0j6k3h.txt plain text: cord-267132-nb0j6k3h.txt item: #17 of 62 id: cord-267570-e58jrxaj author: Wu, X. title: Strategies for qualified triage stations and fever clinics during the outbreak of COVID-2019 in the county hospitals of Western Chongqing date: 2020-03-20 words: 989 flesch: 45 summary: [3, 6] General fever clinic and specific fever clinic for the suspected After assessment, patients with fever or cold-like symptoms with epidemiological history or suspected epidemiological history are referred to the 'COVID-2019 fever clinic'; other fever patients without epidemiological history are referred to the general fever clinic. key: cord-267570-e58jrxaj authors: Wu, X.; Zhou, H.; Wu, X.; Huang, W.; Jia, B. title: Strategies for qualified triage stations and fever clinics during the outbreak of COVID-2019 in the county hospitals of Western Chongqing date: 2020-03-20 journal: J Hosp Infect DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.021 sha: doc_id: 267570 cord_uid: e58jrxaj nan The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 infection in China is highly transmissible by airborne droplets and close contact with infected secretions. keywords: fever; infection; patients cache: cord-267570-e58jrxaj.txt plain text: cord-267570-e58jrxaj.txt item: #18 of 62 id: cord-267917-belkwihy author: Peters, Alexandra title: Putting some context to the aerosolization debate around SARS-CoV-2 date: 2020-04-30 words: 888 flesch: 51 summary: A letter to the editor entitled Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 was recently published in in the New England Journal of Medicine. The usefulness of such a comparison is without argument, and knowing the relative tenacity of SARS-CoV-2 versus SARS-CoV-1 in the healthcare environment will no doubt help put the SARS-CoV-2 virus in perspective, and help guide protocols for environmental hygiene. keywords: air; sars; virus cache: cord-267917-belkwihy.txt plain text: cord-267917-belkwihy.txt item: #19 of 62 id: cord-269408-6qncy0nd author: Khonyongwa, Kirstin title: Incidence and outcomes of healthcare-associated COVID-19 infections: significance of delayed diagnosis and correlation with staff absence date: 2020-10-13 words: 4132 flesch: 48 summary: Early diagnosis and isolation of COVID-19 patients would help reduce transmission. Cohort areas were segregated by at least a passageway and the beds allocated to COVID-19 patients clearly signposted as the cohort area. keywords: cases; covid-19; hospital; incidence; patients; rna; sars; staff; study cache: cord-269408-6qncy0nd.txt plain text: cord-269408-6qncy0nd.txt item: #20 of 62 id: cord-272904-4iv8ezg7 author: Maltezou, Helena C. title: Hospital factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare personnel in Greece date: 2020-10-22 words: 1177 flesch: 40 summary: Our study revealed gaps in infection control in the non-referral hospitals. It also shows that there are gaps in infection control in non-referral hospitals. keywords: hcp; infection; sars cache: cord-272904-4iv8ezg7.txt plain text: cord-272904-4iv8ezg7.txt item: #21 of 62 id: cord-274119-jjiox4it author: Mastromarino, P. title: Does hospital work constitute a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection? date: 2005-04-20 words: 3159 flesch: 35 summary: Epidemiology of and risk factors for Helicobacter pylori infection among 3194 asymptomatic subjects in 17 populations The transmission of Helicobacter pylori: a critical review of the evidence Helicobacter pylori and the pathogenesis of gastroduodenal inflammation Helicobacter pylori and gastroduodenal disease An international association between Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer Helicobacter pylori in children with peptic ulcer and their families Intrafamilial clustering of Helicobacter pylori infection Helicobacter pylori: clonal population structure and restricted transmission within families revealed by molecular typing The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among inhabitants and healthy employees of institutes for the intellectually disabled High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies in an institutionalized population: evidence for person-toperson transmission Elevated risk of Helicobacter pylori infection in submarine crews Characterization of a culture method to recover Helicobacter pylori from the feces of infected patients Fecal and oral shedding of Helicobacter pylori from healthy infected adults The transmission of Helicobacter pylori: which theory fits the facts? Review article: the transmission of Helicobacter pylori from stomach to stomach Campylobacter pyloridis serology among gastroendoscopy clinic staff Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies in the serum of gastroenterologists in Austria Risk of infection with Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis A virus in different groups of hospital workers Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection with special reference to professional risk Endoscopy is not a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection but medical practice is Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in medical professionals in Spain Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in endoscopy and non-endoscopy personnel: results of field survey with serology and 14 C-urea breath test Occupational exposure to Helicobacter pylori for the endoscopy professional: a sera epidemiological study Risk among gastroenterologists of acquiring H. pylori infection: case-control study Seroprevalence of immunoglobulin G antibodies against Helicobacter pylori among endoscopy personnel in Japan Helicobacter pylori prevalence in endoscopy and medical staff Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in medical staff in Shanghai A serologic survey of Helicobacter pylori infection in 3281 Italian patients endoscoped for upper gastrointestinal symptoms. The prevalence of H. pylori infection was analysed in 249 individuals employed in a university teaching hospital according to three categories of hospital workers: (A) personnel from gastrointestinal endoscopy units (N=92); (B) personnel from other hospital units with direct patient contact (N=105); and (C) staff from laboratories and other units with no direct patient contact (N=52). keywords: endoscopy; infection; personnel; prevalence; pylori cache: cord-274119-jjiox4it.txt plain text: cord-274119-jjiox4it.txt item: #22 of 62 id: cord-274368-s1h3p5s9 author: Carter, B. title: Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: examining the risk of mortality. The COPE-Nosocomial study (COVID in Older PEople). date: 2020-07-21 words: 3462 flesch: 47 summary: These wards solely managed suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients. There is an urgent need for clarity regarding patients who acquire COVID-19 in hospital (nosocomial COVID-19 infection [NC]), their risk of mortality, compared to those with community acquired COVID-19 (CAC) infection. keywords: admission; covid-19; hospital; infection; mortality; patients; study cache: cord-274368-s1h3p5s9.txt plain text: cord-274368-s1h3p5s9.txt item: #23 of 62 id: cord-274562-0mtwbwkk author: Olesen, Bente title: Infection prevention partners up with psychology in a Danish Hospital successfully addressing staffs fear during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-04-24 words: 610 flesch: 42 summary: Facilitation was combined with psychoeducation in coping strategies towards fear and high level of stress, and the education focused primarily on recalling staffs existing knowledge of infection prevention and secondly on how to use PPE correctly. Many were reassured of their professional ability to risk assess behavior when close to patients with COVID-19 and began trusting their knowledge of infection prevention and correct use of PPE. keywords: covid-19; infection cache: cord-274562-0mtwbwkk.txt plain text: cord-274562-0mtwbwkk.txt item: #24 of 62 id: cord-275696-xag08e8h author: Dharamsi, A. title: Enhancing departmental preparedness for COVID-19 using rapid cycle in situ simulation date: 2020-06-13 words: 2334 flesch: 47 summary: These themes were organized by simulation session date to identify persistence and/or resolution of safety threats. Safety threats in the PPE domain generally required only a single session to resolve after identification. keywords: care; covid-19; iss; safety; simulation; team; threats cache: cord-275696-xag08e8h.txt plain text: cord-275696-xag08e8h.txt item: #25 of 62 id: cord-278618-7tu5c7m1 author: Romano-Bertrand, Sara title: Sustainability of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols: Should we worry about airborne transmission? date: 2020-06-12 words: 1340 flesch: 37 summary: key: cord-278618-7tu5c7m1 authors: Romano-Bertrand, Sara; Aho-Glele, Ludwig-Serge; Grandbastien, Bruno; Gehanno, Jean-François; Lepelletier, Didier title: Sustainability of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols: Should we worry about airborne transmission? date: 2020-06-12 journal: J Hosp Infect DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.06.018 sha: doc_id: 278618 cord_uid: 7tu5c7m1 nan SARS-CoV-2 is predominantly transmitted by respiratory droplets and contact with contaminated surfaces but the role of aerosol is debated. Models assessing viral infectivity in aerosols and droplets, focused mainly on influenza virus, showed that respiratory droplets, usually of size between 10 to 100μm at their emission, can rapidly shrink even more when poorly concentrated in organic substances, depending on humidity keywords: air; droplets; particles; sars cache: cord-278618-7tu5c7m1.txt plain text: cord-278618-7tu5c7m1.txt item: #26 of 62 id: cord-278723-rirmvf3l author: Gray, S. title: Increased risk of COVID-19 in haemodialysis healthcare workers in a tertiary centre in the North West of England date: 2020-08-05 words: 983 flesch: 45 summary: Our observations suggest that HCWs caring for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 HD patients are at high risk of COVID-19 with the existing level of PPE. Amongst the 26 HCWs assigned to work at COVID-19 HD unit, 15 (57.6%) became symptomatic, six (23%) were diagnosed with COVID-19 on nasopharyngeal swabs (two of whom required hospitalization), three had negative nasopharyngeal swabs and six were not tested with nasopharyngeal swabs because HCW testing was not yet recommended at that period. keywords: covid-19; patients cache: cord-278723-rirmvf3l.txt plain text: cord-278723-rirmvf3l.txt item: #27 of 62 id: cord-279436-kftdqzg0 author: Au, S.S.W. title: A randomised controlled pilot study to compare filtration factor of a novel non-fit-tested high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtering facemask with a fit-tested N95 mask date: 2010-03-31 words: 2439 flesch: 54 summary: [193-fold (145–200)] for N95 masks than for Totobobo masks [135-fold (83–184)] [193 (145-200) ] for N95 masks compared to Totobobo masks keywords: fit; mask; n95; testing; totobobo cache: cord-279436-kftdqzg0.txt plain text: cord-279436-kftdqzg0.txt item: #28 of 62 id: cord-280285-mwuix1tv author: Inkster, T. title: Consecutive yearly outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus in a haemato-oncology ward and efficacy of infection control measures date: 2017-05-06 words: 3343 flesch: 47 summary: During a large outbreak of RSV in a German haematology unit, 20% of RSV patients had recurrent positive tests even after two consecutive negative PCR tests. The implementation of broad precautions applicable to the entire unit is recommended during RSV outbreaks in preference to those focusing only on specific patients [1] . keywords: infection; outbreak; patients; rsv; staff; ward cache: cord-280285-mwuix1tv.txt plain text: cord-280285-mwuix1tv.txt item: #29 of 62 id: cord-280419-odqo3o4w author: Gibbons, John P. title: Custom solution for PPE in the orthopaedic setting: retrofitting Stryker Flyte T5® PPE system date: 2020-10-26 words: 4114 flesch: 43 summary: High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters are standardised against the same particle size for their certification and are 99.97% efficient in their filtration, a study by NASA showed that HEPA filters are also efficient for particles in the size range of virions at one magnitude less in size, When the modifications using HEPA filter at the inlet to the fans described in this study are implemented there is a significant reduction in downstream penetration, specifically, for the T5 system the downstream percentage penetration is less than 0.5% which is comparable with that offered by respirator masks. keywords: filter; hepa; masks; ppe; system cache: cord-280419-odqo3o4w.txt plain text: cord-280419-odqo3o4w.txt item: #30 of 62 id: cord-283165-mdkr9qo0 author: Russell, C.D. title: Diagnosis and features of hospital-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study date: 2015-12-15 words: 3887 flesch: 33 summary: The mortality rate during admission for patients with radiologically confirmed HAP was 20.4%, with 5.6% of patients requiring admission to the ICU and mechanical ventilation following HAP diagnosis. Improved accuracy of HAP diagnosis is essential, since around one-third of patients in our cohort were exposed to broad-spectrum antimicrobials potentially unnecessarily and may have had an alternative diagnosis requiring different investigation and management. keywords: admission; antimicrobials; diagnosis; hap; patients; pneumonia; sputum; study cache: cord-283165-mdkr9qo0.txt plain text: cord-283165-mdkr9qo0.txt item: #31 of 62 id: cord-284532-b6tsjmfs author: Thampi, N. title: It’s in our hands: a rapid, international initiative to translate a hand hygiene song during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-05-06 words: 931 flesch: 36 summary: In: WHO Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China: Summary of a Report of 72314 Cases From the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Virological assessment of hospitalized patients with COVID-2019 Longtin Y Wash your hands Cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying the mnemonic effect of songs after stroke Singing can facilitate foreign language learning Schaefer RS Auditory rhythmic cueing in movement rehabilitation: findings and possible mechanisms Figure 1: WHO six-step handwashing technique 1 and handwashing song lyrics, set to the tune of Brother John. A prominent strategy to improve hand hygiene, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), includes an effective six-step handwashing technique and has led to broad uptake through the use of a multimodal approach; however encouraging consistent compliance can be challenging [1] . keywords: hands; handwashing; technique cache: cord-284532-b6tsjmfs.txt plain text: cord-284532-b6tsjmfs.txt item: #32 of 62 id: cord-286062-gzntdlp8 author: Paul, S.P. title: Respiratory-syncytial-virus- and rhinovirus-related bronchiolitis in children aged <2 years in an English district general hospital date: 2017-05-03 words: 2941 flesch: 51 summary: London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Prospective multicenter study of viral etiology and hospital length of stay in children with severe bronchiolitis Clinical Practice Guideline: the diagnosis, management, and prevention of bronchiolitis Association of rhinovirus infection with increased disease severity in acute bronchiolitis Multicenter study of viral etiology and relapse in hospitalized children with bronchiolitis Viral etiology in infants hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis Risk factors in children hospitalized with RSV bronchiolitis versus non-RSV bronchiolitis Respiratory syncytial virus outbreak defined by rapid screening in a neonatal intensive care unit RSV outbreak in a paediatric intensive care unit The authors wish to thank Neil Hurd and Cheryl Bailiss for help with testing and database searches. The study data did not show an increase in the use of antibiotics after a chest X-ray (N ¼ 39/227; 17%) in the RSV or RV group when compared with cases in the RSV or RV group who were treated with antibiotics but did not have a chest X-ray (N ¼ 37/227; 16%). keywords: bronchiolitis; children; rsv; study cache: cord-286062-gzntdlp8.txt plain text: cord-286062-gzntdlp8.txt item: #33 of 62 id: cord-288483-y9fyslgo author: Zorko, David J. title: DECONTAMINATION INTERVENTIONS FOR THE REUSE OF SURGICAL MASK PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW date: 2020-07-10 words: 3937 flesch: 36 summary: There is limited evidence on the safety or efficacy of surgical mask decontamination. AIM: Identify and synthesize data from original research evaluating interventions to decontaminate surgical masks for the purpose of reuse. keywords: decontamination; interventions; mask; n95; pieces; review; studies; study; use cache: cord-288483-y9fyslgo.txt plain text: cord-288483-y9fyslgo.txt item: #34 of 62 id: cord-288553-fez60jyn author: Colaneri, Marta title: Lack of SARS-CoV-2 RNA environmental contamination in a tertiary referral hospital for infectious diseases in Northern Italy. date: 2020-03-19 words: 539 flesch: 36 summary: Table 1 indicates which surfaces and objects were subjected to swabbing and Fig. 1 Stability and inactivation of SARS coronavirus Environmental Contamination and Viral Shedding in MERS Patients during MERS-CoV Outbreak in South Korea Early phylogenetic estimate of the effective reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 Survival of human coronaviruses 229E and OC43 in suspension and after drying on surfaces: A possible source of hospital-acquired infections Human coronavirus 229E remains infectious on common touch surface materials Transmission of SARS and MERS coronaviruses and influenza virus in healthcare settings: the possible role of dry surface contamination We thank nurses for collaboration. In this regard, studies suggest that surfaces and suspensions can carry HCoVs, increasing the risk of contact transmission that could lead to hospital acquired HCoVs infections keywords: cov-2; sars; surfaces cache: cord-288553-fez60jyn.txt plain text: cord-288553-fez60jyn.txt item: #35 of 62 id: cord-288859-19jwawrm author: Choi, S. title: High reproduction number of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in nosocomial outbreaks: mathematical modelling in Saudi Arabia and South Korea date: 2017-09-25 words: 3138 flesch: 52 summary: The KSA and Korean outbreaks were compared using a line listing of MERS cases compiled using publicly available sources. The KSA and Korean outbreaks were compared using a line listing of MERS cases compiled using publicly available sources. keywords: days; mers; model; outbreak cache: cord-288859-19jwawrm.txt plain text: cord-288859-19jwawrm.txt item: #36 of 62 id: cord-288980-kig6xnkb author: Donà, Daniele title: Multidrug resistant infections in the COVID-19 era, a framework for considering the potential impact date: 2020-05-17 words: 444 flesch: 42 summary: key: cord-288980-kig6xnkb authors: Donà, Daniele; Di Chiara, Costanza; Sharland, Mike title: Multidrug resistant infections in the COVID-19 era, a framework for considering the potential impact date: 2020-05-17 journal: J Hosp Infect DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.020 sha: doc_id: 288980 cord_uid: kig6xnkb nan The recent report by Jolivet et al highlights the progress being made on Multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections [1] . and it is unclear what the impact will be on MDR infections globally. keywords: impact; infections cache: cord-288980-kig6xnkb.txt plain text: cord-288980-kig6xnkb.txt item: #37 of 62 id: cord-290305-8u2zxsam author: Fisher, D. title: Sustained meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control in a hyper-endemic tertiary acute care hospital with infrastructure challenges in Singapore date: 2013-09-05 words: 3390 flesch: 36 summary: MRSA infections fell midway through the implementation, with MRSA bacteraemia declining from 0.26 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.18–0.34] cases per 1000 inpatient-days in the first quarter of 2004 to 0.11 (95% CI: 0.07–0.19) cases per 1000 inpatient-days in the first quarter of 2012. More reports from across Australia, France, and the UK have also shown significant reductions in MRSA infections in the last few years. keywords: aureus; hand; hospital; hygiene; infection; mrsa; quarter; rates; staphylococcus cache: cord-290305-8u2zxsam.txt plain text: cord-290305-8u2zxsam.txt item: #38 of 62 id: cord-294839-qxn22td0 author: Ibfelt, T. title: Effect of cleaning and disinfection of toys on infectious diseases and micro-organisms in daycare nurseries date: 2014-12-01 words: 3418 flesch: 49 summary: Although cleaning and disinfection of toys every two weeks can decrease the microbial load in nurseries, it does not appear to reduce sickness absence among nursery children. The number of absent children and the reason for absence (as reported by the parents) was recorded by the staff within the following categories: respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections, other illnesses, or day off. keywords: bacteria; children; cleaning; control; group; intervention; toys; viruses cache: cord-294839-qxn22td0.txt plain text: cord-294839-qxn22td0.txt item: #39 of 62 id: cord-295322-9kye4w9g author: Kumar, Parmeshwar title: Adaptation of the ‘Assembly Line’ and ‘Brick System’ techniques for hospital resource management of personal protective equipment, as preparedness for mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in a large public hospital in India date: 2020-05-22 words: 738 flesch: 45 summary: It was decided to assemble PPE kits in-house from piecemeal purchases of individual items of appropriate quality. The number of PPE kits required per day was ascertained. keywords: brick; hospital; ppe cache: cord-295322-9kye4w9g.txt plain text: cord-295322-9kye4w9g.txt item: #40 of 62 id: cord-297023-0qlo0mun author: Park, Sung‐Soo title: Mass screening of healthcare personnel for SARS-CoV-2 in the northern emirates date: 2020-10-17 words: 753 flesch: 54 summary: J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f Risk of COVID-19 among front-line healthcare workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study Effective control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between healthcare workers during a period of diminished community prevalence of COVID-19 Covid-19: four fifths of cases are asymptomatic, China figures indicate COVID-19: the case for healthcare worker screening to prevent hospital transmission United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior Labor camps in the Gulf states. Migration and the Gulf Characteristics and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in healthcare workers at a London teaching hospital Transmission to Healthcare Personnel: the Global ACT-HCP Case-Control Study Soohyun Ha and Zahra Ahmed Mohammed Saeed, for their hard work to increase SARS-CoV-2 test capacity. keywords: covid-19 cache: cord-297023-0qlo0mun.txt plain text: cord-297023-0qlo0mun.txt item: #41 of 62 id: cord-301299-flb5wwzg author: García, Inés Suárez title: SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in a hospital in Madrid, Spain date: 2020-07-21 words: 3952 flesch: 46 summary: HCWs were stratified in three categories according to their presumed level of occupational exposure to COVID-19 cases: high risk (HCWs with usual contact with COVID-19 patients: Accident and Emergency, Internal Medicine, Intensive Care, and Pneumology Departments), moderate risk (HCWs with occasional contact with COVID-19 patients: other medical and surgical departments not included in the high or low risk groups) and low risk (including administrative workers, social workers, hospital management, and Pharmacy, Pathology, and Preventive Medicine Departments). There were no significant differences in the proportion of COVID-19 cases according to level of occupational exposure (p=0.123). keywords: cases; covid-19; hcws; hospital; occupational; patients; study; workers cache: cord-301299-flb5wwzg.txt plain text: cord-301299-flb5wwzg.txt item: #42 of 62 id: cord-303966-z6u3d2ec author: Shears, P. title: Poverty and infection in the developing world: Healthcare-related infections and infection control in the tropics date: 2007-10-22 words: 3375 flesch: 34 summary: From the viewpoint of hospital infection control, the concern is how hospital and healthcarerelated infections affect poorer communities of the developing world, and what can be done to begin to make a contribution to reducing the associated morbidity and mortality. A visit to a sub-Saharan African country, where I had been looking at laboratory services and hospital infection control, left two particular memories. keywords: africa; control; development; health; healthcare; hospital; infection; patients; world cache: cord-303966-z6u3d2ec.txt plain text: cord-303966-z6u3d2ec.txt item: #43 of 62 id: cord-304170-cmeiqvnp author: van Straten, B. title: Sterilization of disposable face masks by means of standardized dry and steam sterilization processes; an alternative in the fight against mask shortages due to COVID-19 date: 2020-04-08 words: 712 flesch: 46 summary: In case of an acute shortage of FFP2 masks, steam sterilization (e.g. in laminate sterilization wrappings) of used masks at 121 ⁰C in laminated bags, is a simple, useful cost-effective and quick procedure that can be used to make used masks available for safe reuse. [1, 2] A blind comparison of unused sterilized masks was performed with respect to visual inspection, consistency, face fit and breathing resistance. keywords: masks; sterilization; van cache: cord-304170-cmeiqvnp.txt plain text: cord-304170-cmeiqvnp.txt item: #44 of 62 id: cord-309274-2npxrrhr author: Lee, M.K. title: Prevalence of hospital infection and antibiotic use at a University Medical Center in Hong Kong date: 2007-02-02 words: 2544 flesch: 39 summary: Prevalence of nosocomial infections in France: results of nationwide survey in 1996 National Nosocomial Infection Study Site Definition Manual Inter-hospital differences in nosocomial infection rates: importance of casemix adjustment Experience with two validation methods in a prevalence survey on nosocomial infections Prevalence of nosocomial infections in representative German hospitals Prevalence of nosocomial infections in Italy: result from the Lombardy Survey in 2000 National Prevalence Survey on Hospital Infection in Norway A one-day prevalence survey of hospital acquired infections in Lebanon Prevalence of nosocomial infections in Spain: EPINE study 1990e1997 Prevalence of hospital infection at the Prince of Wales Hospital A three-year survey of nosocomial and community-acquired infections, antibiotic treatment and re-hospitalization in a Norwegian health region Hospital-acquired infections in Italy: a region wide prevalence study Prevalence of hospital-acquired infection in a Lithuanian hospital Prevalence of nosocomial infection and antibiotic use at a university medical center in Malaysia Surveillance in infection control: are we making progress? Prevalence of hospitalacquired infection in a Tunisian hospital Antibiotic guidelines and optimization programme Optimising antimicrobial prescription in hospitals by introducing an antimicrobial stewardship programme in Hong Kong: consensus statement We are grateful to the nursing staff of the PWH, and especially to our microbiologists and ICNs, who assisted in the surveys. key: cord-309274-2npxrrhr authors: Lee, M.K.; Chiu, C.S.; Chow, V.C.; Lam, R.K.; Lai, R.W. title: Prevalence of hospital infection and antibiotic use at a University Medical Center in Hong Kong date: 2007-02-02 journal: J Hosp Infect DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.12.013 sha: doc_id: 309274 cord_uid: 2npxrrhr Hospital infection prevalence surveys were performed in our 1400-bed University medical centre in Hong Kong from 1985 to 1988. keywords: control; hospital; infection; patients; prevalence; rate cache: cord-309274-2npxrrhr.txt plain text: cord-309274-2npxrrhr.txt item: #45 of 62 id: cord-311012-wyglrpqh author: Meyers, Craig title: Ethanol and Isopropanol Inactivation of Human Coronavirus on Hard Surfaces date: 2020-09-28 words: 3277 flesch: 49 summary: Concentrations of 95% dehydrated the virus, allowing infectious virus to survive. CONCLUSIONS: EtOH, IPA, and SH at multiple concentrations efficiently inactivated infectious virus on hard surfaces, typical of those found in public places. keywords: concentrations; contact; etoh; ipa; surfaces; virus cache: cord-311012-wyglrpqh.txt plain text: cord-311012-wyglrpqh.txt item: #46 of 62 id: cord-314449-ukqux772 author: Curtis, L.T. title: Prevention of hospital-acquired infections: review of non-pharmacological interventions date: 2008-06-02 words: 9002 flesch: 34 summary: 11 Pathogens from hospital water are another underappreciated and underdiagnosed source of hospital infection. Contaminated environmental surfaces (such as bedside rails) are also an under-recognised source of hospital infections. keywords: air; analysis; catheters; cleaning; control; hand; hospital; infections; interventions; mrsa; patients; rates; risk; rooms; studies; study; urinary; use; water cache: cord-314449-ukqux772.txt plain text: cord-314449-ukqux772.txt item: #47 of 62 id: cord-314554-ltej7wvo author: Nakamura, Itaru title: Protective barrier box to mitigate exposure to airborne virus particles with minimum personal protective equipment when obtaining nasal PCR samples date: 2020-07-01 words: 167 flesch: 35 summary: key: cord-314554-ltej7wvo authors: Nakamura, Itaru; Watanabe, Hidehiro; Itoi, Takao title: Protective barrier box to mitigate exposure to airborne virus particles with minimum personal protective equipment when obtaining nasal PCR samples date: 2020-07-01 journal: J Hosp Infect DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.06.033 sha: doc_id: 314554 cord_uid: ltej7wvo nan can be minimized to a gown, nonsterile gloves, and a medical mask, and only glove exchange is thought to be necessary to perform nasal sampling on the next patient. In preparation for the next epidemic, we must develop these types of protective devices, which can reduce the exposure risks and reduce the need for PPE. keywords: box cache: cord-314554-ltej7wvo.txt plain text: cord-314554-ltej7wvo.txt item: #48 of 62 id: cord-314963-sk8pqjrh author: O’Hearn, Katie title: Efficacy and Safety of Disinfectants for Decontamination of N95 and SN95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators: A Systematic Review date: 2020-08-13 words: 6872 flesch: 39 summary: Two studies evaluated FFR fit following decontamination, and included the following intervention arms: EtO (n = 1), vaporized H 2 O 2 (n = 3) and ethanol (n = 1). R Foundation for Statistical Computing Conducting Meta-Analyses in R with the metafor Package Disinfection of N95 respirators by ionized hydrogen peroxide in pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 Assessment of N95 respirator decontamination and re-use for SARS-CoV-2 N95 Mask Decontamination using Standard Hospital Sterilization Technologies Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (42 CFR 84.174). keywords: cycles; decontamination; ffr; ffrs; fit; n95; penetration; studies cache: cord-314963-sk8pqjrh.txt plain text: cord-314963-sk8pqjrh.txt item: #49 of 62 id: cord-320454-dhfl92et author: Srivastava, S. title: Healthcare-associated infections in neonatal units: lessons from contrasting worlds date: 2007-03-12 words: 7392 flesch: 36 summary: It is interesting to note that the CDC includes infections acquired from the maternal genital tract in their surveillance of nosocomial neonatal infection. For this reason, neonatal infections are often classified as early onset (usually 0e7 days after birth) and late onset (>7 days after birth). keywords: care; control; hai; hospital; incidence; infants; infection; intensive; neonatal; neonates; nicu; outbreak; risk; studies; study; unit cache: cord-320454-dhfl92et.txt plain text: cord-320454-dhfl92et.txt item: #50 of 62 id: cord-323732-7nzjrvla author: Avo, Cameron title: An Observational Study to Identify Types of Personal Protective Equipment Breaches on Inpatient Wards date: 2020-06-24 words: 1162 flesch: 53 summary: Examples of PPE 'breaches' can be seen in Figure 1 . Having recorded absolute numbers of PPE breaches, data were normalised to the number of staff observed in each zone across wards so that results were comparable (Figure 1) . keywords: mask; ppe; zones cache: cord-323732-7nzjrvla.txt plain text: cord-323732-7nzjrvla.txt item: #51 of 62 id: cord-325612-a24qbiyd author: Bae, Suyeon title: The ways in which healthcare interior environments are associated with perception of safety from infectious diseases and coping behaviours date: 2020-06-23 words: 1862 flesch: 46 summary: The participants reported high HH compliance rates for themselves and their colleagues 3 (see Table 1 ). This study has implications for potential interventions that enough HH stations at convenient locations would increase HH compliance rate from psychological perspectives, perception of safety from infectious diseases. keywords: compliance; participants cache: cord-325612-a24qbiyd.txt plain text: cord-325612-a24qbiyd.txt item: #52 of 62 id: cord-328455-kg2pg8y2 author: Wong, S.-C. title: Is it possible to achieve 100 percent hand hygiene compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic? date: 2020-05-15 words: 574 flesch: 43 summary: World Health Organization Escalating infection control response to the rapidly evolving epidemiology of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong Impact of observing hand hygiene in practice and research: a methodological reconsideration Infection control challenge in setting up a temporary test center at the international airport for rapid diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 Absence of nosocomial transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in the pre-pandemic phase in Hong Kong Hand hygiene and the novel coronavirus pandemic: The role of healthcare workers Evidence supporting transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 while presymptomatic or asymptomatic Directly observed hand hygienefrom healthcare workers to patients Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in two paediatric units before and during COVID-19 pandemic All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. key: cord-328455-kg2pg8y2 authors: Wong, S.-C.; AuYeung, C.H.-Y.; Lam, G.K.-M.; Leung, E.Y.-L.; Chan, V.W.-M.; Yuen, K.-Y.; Cheng, V.C.-C. title: Is it possible to achieve 100 percent hand hygiene compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic? date: 2020-05-15 journal: J Hosp Infect DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.016 sha: doc_id: 328455 cord_uid: kg2pg8y2 nan enforced the practice of the WHO my five moments for hand hygiene, together with our institutionally-promoted 6 th moment -hand hygiene before touching your mucous membrane. keywords: hand; hygiene cache: cord-328455-kg2pg8y2.txt plain text: cord-328455-kg2pg8y2.txt item: #53 of 62 id: cord-329135-g8fuax6p author: Haig, C.W. title: Bioaerosol sampling: sampling mechanisms, bioefficiency and field studies date: 2016-04-01 words: 10284 flesch: 36 summary: To gain a greater understanding of the transmission dynamics of certain airborne diseases and to increase hygiene standards through improved infection control, bioaerosol sampling studies have frequently focused on healthcare environments. Bioaerosol particles enter the apparatus through a slit, causing the particles to impact on the slowly rotating agar plate below. keywords: air; airborne; bioaerosol; bioefficiency; collection; concentration; contamination; cyclone; device; exposure; filters; flow; impactors; liquid; microbial; particles; plates; samplers; sampling; size; study cache: cord-329135-g8fuax6p.txt plain text: cord-329135-g8fuax6p.txt item: #54 of 62 id: cord-334738-k6002qzb author: Shalhoub, S. title: MERS-CoV in a healthcare worker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: an index case investigation date: 2016-04-16 words: 2034 flesch: 53 summary: Given the absence of confirmed MERS cases in Jeddah at the time, an epidemiological index case investigation took place. Patient B was transferred to a designated hospital to manage confirmed MERS cases and was then transferred back to the primary hospital after being cleared for MERS-CoV. keywords: cov; mers; negative; patient; samples; september cache: cord-334738-k6002qzb.txt plain text: cord-334738-k6002qzb.txt item: #55 of 62 id: cord-336259-gtb8ictv author: Polkinghorne, A. title: Evidence for decontamination of single-use filtering facepiece respirators date: 2020-05-27 words: 4838 flesch: 26 summary: Many of these methods utilize existing equipment that may already be available in hospitals and could be re-purposed for FFR decontamination. Importantly, some methods may also be replicated on household equipment, broadening the utility of FFR decontamination across a range of healthcare settings. keywords: decontamination; decrease; ffr; ffrs; methods; particle; penetration; performance; respirators; use cache: cord-336259-gtb8ictv.txt plain text: cord-336259-gtb8ictv.txt item: #56 of 62 id: cord-339203-5oextxkm author: Feng Tan, L.I. title: Preventing the Transmission of COVID-19 Amongst Healthcare Workers date: 2020-04-09 words: 371 flesch: 47 summary: However, healthcare workers including non-clinical staff have contracted COVID-19 in the community and from overseas travel 6 . This presents a different challenge to preventing COVID-19 infection in healthcare workers. keywords: covid-19 cache: cord-339203-5oextxkm.txt plain text: cord-339203-5oextxkm.txt item: #57 of 62 id: cord-341069-kngf6qpe author: Chan, Kwok-Hung title: Factors affecting stability and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 date: 2020-07-09 words: 751 flesch: 57 summary: The efficacy of a variety of laboratory virus inactivation methods and home disinfectants against SARS-CoV-2 were investigated. Commonly used fixatives, nucleic acid extraction methods and heat inactivation were found to significantly reduce viral infectivity that could ensure hospital and laboratory safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. keywords: cov-2; sars cache: cord-341069-kngf6qpe.txt plain text: cord-341069-kngf6qpe.txt item: #58 of 62 id: cord-341462-gxpia9rs author: Lim, Soo title: Face Masks and Containment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Experience from South Korea date: 2020-06-12 words: 950 flesch: 45 summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of face masks has been discouraged in several countries, particularly in Europe. In another international survey, the reported rate of wearing face masks among Koreans was even higher (94%) and the highest among 28 countries (2). keywords: korea; masks; south cache: cord-341462-gxpia9rs.txt plain text: cord-341462-gxpia9rs.txt item: #59 of 62 id: cord-342277-v6310fjh author: Carducci, A. title: Environmental survey to assess viral contamination of air and surfaces in hospital settings date: 2011-01-31 words: 3032 flesch: 39 summary: For virus detection, 1000 L of air were sampled on Rodac plates containing Tryptone Soy Agar (TSA). Although biomolecular methods for virus detection do not enable infectivity assessment, positive results indicate previous viral contamination. keywords: air; contamination; detection; samples; surfaces; ttv; virus; viruses cache: cord-342277-v6310fjh.txt plain text: cord-342277-v6310fjh.txt item: #60 of 62 id: cord-344468-ocrhgoba author: Chen, V. title: When weighing universal precautions, filtration efficiency is not universal date: 2020-04-24 words: 477 flesch: 40 summary: key: cord-344468-ocrhgoba authors: Chen, V.; Long, K.; Woodburn, E.V. title: When weighing universal precautions, filtration efficiency is not universal date: 2020-04-24 journal: J Hosp Infect DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.032 sha: doc_id: 344468 cord_uid: ocrhgoba nan Interest in homemade face masks for personal use and hospital donation has surged in the past month due to PPE shortages and updated CDC guidelines for public use. This confusion stems, in part, from the variety of metrics that the FDA accepts to prove filtration efficiency. keywords: efficiency; filtration cache: cord-344468-ocrhgoba.txt plain text: cord-344468-ocrhgoba.txt item: #61 of 62 id: cord-346745-wowihqea author: Tang, J.W. title: Door-opening motion can potentially lead to a transient breakdown in negative-pressure isolation conditions: the importance of vorticity and buoyancy airflows date: 2005-10-25 words: 1711 flesch: 53 summary: Thus, this case report recommends that susceptible personnel should not stand at the entrances of isolation rooms containing patients with respiratory infections since, despite negative pressure, nosocomial transmission via an airborne route may still be possible. An experimental model demonstrated that, despite negative pressure, opening the door could have resulted in transport of infectious air out of the isolation room, leading to a breakdown in isolation conditions. keywords: door; isolation; patient; pressure; room cache: cord-346745-wowihqea.txt plain text: cord-346745-wowihqea.txt item: #62 of 62 id: cord-347351-emdj66vj author: Kampf, Günter title: Potential sources, modes of transmission and effectiveness of prevention measures against SARS-CoV-2 date: 2020-09-18 words: 10293 flesch: 41 summary: [Chinese journal of preventive medicine Indirect Virus Transmission in Cluster of COVID-19 Cases Familial cluster of COVID-19 infection from an asymptomatic Potential Presymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic and Human-to-Human Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a 2-Family Cluster Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19 The epidemiological characteristics of an outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) Covid-19: four fifths of cases are asymptomatic, China figures indicate COVID-19 transmission through asymptomatic carriers is a challenge to containment. Table III summarizes the frequency and magnitude of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA loads in respiratory tract samples obtained from COVID-19 patients. keywords: air; asymptomatic; cases; coronavirus; cov-2; covid-19; detection; disease; infection; patients; respiratory; rna; samples; sars; study; surfaces; transmission cache: cord-347351-emdj66vj.txt plain text: cord-347351-emdj66vj.txt