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- SARS-CoV2 Antibody Positivity Rates and Employee Expectations of Positivity Rates among Health Care...by GS. Arnoczy, E. Forest, J. Lee, E. Elkins, D. Goins, WN. Gilleland, E. Canfield, S. Coe, D. Barnes, C. Schirmer on 05/08/2021 at 12:00 am
Our study surveyed over 2000 employees of a community health care system in the Southeast United States for SARS-CoV2 antibodies. Survey included subjects’ expectation of the result. Our local area […]
- A Simple HEPA Filtering Facepieceby Phillip W. Clapp, Conor A. Ruzycki, James M. Samet, Kirby L. Zeman, Jon Berntsen, Emily Sickbert-Bennett, David J. Weber, Warren H. Finlay, Andrew R. Martin, William D. Bennett, Kenneth H. Wilson, for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prevention Epicenters Program on 05/07/2021 at 12:00 am
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has led to shortages of protective respirators across the U.S. and the Centers for Disease Control has advised that available respirators be reserved for […]
- Impact of personal protective equipment use on health care workers’ physical health during the...by Petros Galanis, Irene Vraka, Despoina Fragkou, Angeliki Bilali, Daphne Kaitelidou on 05/06/2021 at 12:00 am
Health care workers (HCWs) can be exposed to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) through clinical settings or community transmission and are essential workers at risk for […]
- Infection Preventionist Retention and Professional Development Strategies: Insights from a National...by Heather Gilmartin, Sarah Smathers, Sara M Reese on 05/04/2021 at 12:00 am
Infection Preventionists (IPs) play a vital role in patient safety. A stable infection prevention workforce is necessary to ensure ongoing healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance, […]
- The prevalence of COVID-19 in healthcare personnel in an adult and pediatric academic medical centerby John Shepard, Samantha M.R. Kling, Grace Lee, Frances Wong, John Frederick, Mehdi Skhiri, Marisa Holubar, Jonathan G. Shaw, Diane Stafford, Lisa Schilling, Joseph Kim, Sang Ick Chang, Karen Frush, Eric Hadhazy on 05/01/2021 at 12:00 am
The safety and wellbeing of healthcare personnel (HCP) is paramount to caring for patients and communities affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Previous research […]