Deliberate exposure of humans to chlorine-the aftermath of Ebola in West Africa

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Mehtar, Shaheen ^a,b   Bulabula, Andre N H ^a,b   Nyandemoh, Haurace ^c   Jambawai, Steve ^c  

^a Infection Control Africa Network   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION   (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Chlorine; Decontamination; Deliberate exposure; Ebola; Healthcare workers; Humans; Infection control; Occupational exposure; Side effects; Spray; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85000428201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-016-0144-1     Document Type: Article

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