Personal Protective Equipment for Filovirus Epidemics: A Call for Better Evidence.
| Autor: | Sprecher AG; Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Center of Brussels, Belgium., Caluwaerts A; Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Center of Brussels, Belgium., Draper M; Microgard Ltd, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom., Feldmann H; Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana., Frey CP; Personal Safety Division, 3M, Saint Paul, Minnesota., Funk RH; Emergency Preparedness and Response Office, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Atlanta, Georgia., Kobinger G; Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba., Le Duc JW; Galveston National Laboratory, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston., Spiropoulou C; Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia., Williams WJ; Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of infectious diseases [J Infect Dis] 2015 Oct 01; Vol. 212 Suppl 2, pp. S98-S100. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 27. |
| DOI: | 10.1093/infdis/jiv153 |
| Abstrakt: | Personal protective equipment (PPE) is an important part of worker protection during filovirus outbreaks. The need to protect against a highly virulent fluid-borne pathogen in the tropical environment imposes a heat stress on the wearer that is itself a safety risk. No evidence supports the choice of PPE employed in recent outbreaks, and standard testing procedures employed by the protective garment industry do not well simulate filovirus exposure. Further research is needed to determine the appropriate PPE for filoviruses and the heat stress that it imposes. (© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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