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MethodsX, 2019 Microbial contamination of computer keyboards and inanimate surfaces of electronic equipment in ICU (Intensive Care Units) can have a significant role for ICU-acquired colonization and a spectrum of nosocomial infections.
Mehdi Nazeri +6 more
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Contamination of UK firefighters personal protective equipment and workplaces
Scientific Reports, 2023 Firefighters’ personal protective equipment (PPE) is a potential source of chronic exposure to toxic contaminants commonly released from fires. These contaminants have also been found in fire stations.
Taylor A. M. Wolffe +4 more
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Surfaces and equipment contamination by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the emergency department at a university hospital [PDF]
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2020 Constance Delaugerre +2 more
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Microbiological contamination of radiological equipment [PDF]
Acta Radiologica, 2014 Background: Important changes have occurred in radiological departments (RDs) over the past 30 years. The procedures have become more complex and the number of patients has increased. This scenario could have important implications for public health and infection control but, to date, the scientific literature ...
M, Giacometti +6 more
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Contamination during doffing of personal protective equipment by healthcare providers [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2015 Objective In this study, we aimed to describe the processes of both the donning and the doffing of personal protective equipment for Ebola and evaluate contamination during the doffing process. Methods We recruited study participants among physicians and
Seong Mi Lim +3 more
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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2021 Background and Aims: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has initiated modified protocols for aerosol-generating procedures. A simulation study using dye was conducted to highlight contamination at intubation and extubation and to encourage ...
Leah R George +5 more
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Protection against weapons of mass destruction. Technical and functional solutions for sub-units of the Territorial Defense Forces — collective protection [PDF]
Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej, 2018 This material characterises the defense against weapons of mass destruction, as a system of security forces in case of risks of contamination (infections) in functional and performance-oriented terms.
Władysław Harmata, Marek Witczak
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Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2020 Background: In April 2018, Ottawa Public Health identified a large-scale infection prevention and control (IPAC) lapse spanning 15 years related to inadequate reprocessing of reusable critical medical equipment used in a family medicine clinic ...
Geneviève Cadieux +4 more
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Filtering and ventilation installations for permanent objects of protection against contamination [PDF]
Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej, 2020 In the paper, the general information regarding the air purification in permanent defence facilities is presented. The hazards for breathing system are discussed. The group measures for a protection against contamination are characterized from functional
Dorota Kamionek, Władysław Harmata
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Infectio, 2021 Objective: to describe the microbiological profile of inanimate surfaces in contact with the patient in a social security level III hospital in Chiclayo, Peru.
Nahún R Plasencia-Dueñas
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