A novel personal protective equipment coverall was rated higher than standard Ebola virus personal protective equipment in terms of comfort, mobility and perception of safety when tested by health care workers in Liberia and in a United States biocontainment unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 298-304

  Garibaldi, Brian T ^a   Ruparelia, Chandrakant ^b   Shaw Saliba, Kathryn ^a   Sauer, Lauren M ^a   Maragakis, Lisa L ^a   Glancey, Margaret ^c   Subah, Marion ^b   Nelson, Allyson R ^b   Wilkason, Colby ^c   Scavo, Laura ^c   Litwin, Lindsay ^b   Osei, Patience ^c   Yazdi, Youseph ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care worker safety; High consequence pathogens; Infection prevention; Viral hemorrhagic fever

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMFORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIBERIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LIBERIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85058466436     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.08.014     Document Type: Article

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