Transportation capacity for patients with highly infectious diseases in Europe: a survey in 16 nations

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 21, Issue , 2019, Pages e1-e5

  Schilling, S ^a   Maltezou, H C ^b   Fusco, F M ^c   De Iaco, G ^c   Brodt, H R ^a   Bannister, B ^d   Brouqui, P ^e   Carson, G ^f   Puro, V ^c   Gottschalk, R ^g   Ippolito, G ^c   Vetter, Norbert ^g   Kojouharova, Mira ^g   Parmakova, Kremena ^g   Skinhoej, Peter ^g   Siikamaki, Heli ^g   Perronne, Christian ^g   Adrami, Olga ^g   Lambert, John ^g   Lanini, Simone ^g   Hemmer, Robert ^g   Borg, Michael ^g   Fjellet, Anne Lise ^g   Brantsæter, Arne Broch ^g   Horban, Andrzej ^g   Strle, Franc ^g   Trilla, Antoni ^g   more..

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^g Department of Health ^*

Author keywords

Ambulances; Communicable diseases; Critical pathway; European Union; Infection control; Patient isolation; Transportation of patients

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION; CHECKLIST; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; FUMIGATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION FACILITY; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; AMBULANCE; DEVICES; EUROPE; ISOLATION HOSPITAL; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

AMBULANCES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISINFECTION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, ISOLATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT ISOLATION; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 84995699475     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12290     Document Type: Review

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