Face masks: benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis

C Matuschek, F Moll, H Fangerau, JC Fischer… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The German government has made it mandatory to wear respiratory
masks covering mouth and nose (MNC) as an effective strategy to fight SARS-CoV-2 …

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

T Jefferson, L Dooley, E Ferroni… - Cochrane database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Viral epidemics or pandemics of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) pose a
global threat. Examples are influenza (H1N1) caused by the H1N1pdm09 virus in 2009 …

[HTML][HTML] The adverse skin reactions of health care workers using personal protective equipment for COVID-19

K Hu, J Fan, X Li, X Gou, X Li, X Zhou - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
In December 2019, a new coronavirus was found in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and
spread rapidly throughout the country, attracting global attention. On February 11, the World …

[BOOK][B] Infection prevention and control of epidemic-and pandemic-prone acute respiratory infections in health care

World Health Organization - 2014 - apps.who.int
本ガイドラインは,「医療におけるエピデミックおよびパンデミック傾向にある急性呼吸器疾患の予防と
制御に関する世界保健機関 (WHO) 暫定ガイドライン (2007)」 の最新版である …

epic2: National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections in NHS hospitals in England

RJ Pratt, CM Pellowe, JA Wilson, HP Loveday… - Journal of Hospital …, 2007 - Elsevier
National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England were commissioned by the …

The 1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak: lessons hospitals and physicians can apply to future viral epidemics

RCW Hall, RCW Hall, MJ Chapman - General hospital psychiatry, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This article looks at lessons learned from the 1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak and
suggests how modern hospitals should apply these lessons to the next lethal viral epidemic …

[HTML][HTML] The use of facemasks to prevent respiratory infection: a literature review in the context of the Health Belief Model

SW Sim, KSP Moey, NC Tan - Singapore medical journal, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS A search for publications relating to facemask usage was performed on Medline,
PubMed, Google, World Health Organization and Singapore government agencies' …

Factors affecting healthcare workers' compliance with social and behavioural infection control measures during emerging infectious disease outbreaks: Rapid …

SK Brooks, N Greenberg, S Wessely, GJ Rubin - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
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 …

Assessment of Health Workers' Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Prevention of COVID‐19 Infection in Low‐Resource …

MA Alao, AO Durodola, OR Ibrahim… - Advances in Public …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is a highly
infectious disease with a potential for healthcare workers (HCWs) getting infected due to …

Difficult airway management in adult coronavirus disease 2019 patients: statement by the Society of Airway Management

LJ Foley, F Urdaneta, L Berkow, MF Aziz… - Anesthesia & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease, caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), often results in severe hypoxemia …