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SUBMITTER: Phan LT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7157959 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Phan Linh T LT Maita Dayana D Mortiz Donna C DC Weber Rachel R Fritzen-Pedicini Charissa C Bleasdale Susan C SC Jones Rachael M RM
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 20190710 8
During the doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE), pathogens can be transferred from the PPE to the bodies of healthcare workers (HCWs), putting HCWs and patients at risk of exposure and infection. PPE doffing practices of HCWs who cared for patients with viral respiratory infections were observed at an acute care hospital from March 2017 to April 2018. A trained observer recorded doffing performance of HCWs inside the patient rooms using a pre-defined checklist based on the Centers for ...[more]