Use of personal protective equipment by healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 infection at a tertiary care hospital in a lower middle-income country

Jayatilleke, S. K.; Mendis, D. M.; Perera, T. P. W.; Manoj, S. S.; Iresha, G. K.; Buddhadasa, P. C. L. S.; Hansani, H. C.

Jayatilleke, S. K.; Mendis, D. M.; Perera, T. P. W.; Manoj, S. S.; Iresha, G. K.; Buddhadasa, P. C. L. S.; Hansani, H. C..

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases ; 12(1), 2022.

Article in English | CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1841545

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Introduction:

Data on PPE use and COVID-19 transmission in a healthcare setting is sparse.

Method:

This study is a retrospective descriptive study on PPE use and Covid-19 transmission in a hospital. Data collected during routine risk assessment was analyzed using SPSS_26 software.

Keywords

Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; Health Services [UU350]; human diseases; coronavirus disease 2019; viral diseases; public health; health care workers; risk factors; pandemics; health care; disease transmission; patients; exposure; hospitals; protective clothing; respirators; risk assessment; tertiary health care; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; rats; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; Muridae; rodents; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: CAB Abstracts Language: English Journal: Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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