A systematic risk-based strategy to select personal protective equipment for infectious diseases

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 46-51

  Jones, Rachael M ^a,c   Bleasdale, Susan C ^b   Maita, Dayana ^b   Brosseau, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; High consequence infections; Industrial hygiene; Infection prevention; Intubation; Job hazard analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK; SARS CORONAVIRUS; CLASSIFICATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 85069631248     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.06.023     Document Type: Article

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