Journal
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
Volume 85, Issue 3, Pages 170-182Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.06.020
Keywords
Respiratory infection; Facial protection equipment; Respiratory protection equipment; Personal protective equipment; Filtering face piece; Aerosol-generating procedure; Droplet transmission; Airborne transmission
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- Healthcare Infection Society
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Infectious micro-organisms may be transmitted by a variety of routes, and some may be spread by more than one route. Respiratory and facial protection is required for those organisms that are usually transmitted via the droplet/airborne route, or when airborne particles have been artificially created, such as during aerosol-generating procedures'. A range of personal protective equipment that provides different degrees of facial and respiratory protection is available. It is apparent from the recent experiences with severe acute respiratory syndrome and pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza that healthcare workers may have difficulty in choosing the correct type of facial and respiratory protection in any given clinical situation. To address this issue, the Scientific Development Committee of the Healthcare Infection Society established a short-life working group to develop guidance. The guidance is based upon a review of the literature, which is published separately, and expert consensus. (C) 2013 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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