Radiology preparedness in Ebola virus disease: Guidelines and challenges for disinfection of medical imaging equipment for the protection of staff and patients

Radiology

Volumn 275, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 538-544

  Mollura, Daniel J ^a,b   Palmore, Tara N ^c   Folio, Les R ^b   Bluemke, David A ^a,b  

^a Center for Infectious Disease Imaging   (United States)

^b CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RADIOLOGY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTOR; TYPHOID FEVER; VIRUS ISOLATION; VOMITING; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARDS; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929008044     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.15142670     Document Type: Article

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