scholarly journals High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filters in the Era of COVID-19: Function and Efficacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 163 (6) ◽  
pp. 1153-1155 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Christopherson ◽  
William C. Yao ◽  
Mingming Lu ◽  
R. Vijayakumar ◽  
Ahmad R. Sedaghat
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Infection Control Measure ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control ◽  
Health Care Associated Infection

Aerosol-generating procedures in the office represent a major concern for health care–associated infection of patients and health care providers by SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet provided any recommendations for the use of portable air purifiers, air purifiers with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters have been discussed as an adjunctive means for decontamination of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in health care settings. This commentary discusses HEPA filter mechanisms of action, decontamination time based on efficiency and flow rate, theoretical application to SARS-CoV-2, and limitations. HEPA filter functionality and prior guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for SARS-CoV-1 suggest theoretical efficacy for HEPA filters to decontaminate airborne SARS-CoV-2, although direct studies for SARS-CoV-2 have not been performed. Any portable HEPA purifier utilization for SARS-CoV-2 should be considered an adjunctive infection control measure and undertaken with knowledge of HEPA filter functionality and limitations in mind.

Commentary: A Call for Authoritative CDC Guidelines for HIV-Infected Health Care Workers

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald H. J. Hermann
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Cdc Guidelines ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

Recent court decisions imposing liability on physicians who fail to inform patients that they carry the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) before performing invasive procedures create an urgent need for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (formerly the Centers for Disease Control) to reopen the issuance of guidelines and to address authoritatively the question of the appropriate limits within which HIV-infected health care providers can treat patients.Public fear of HIV-infected physicians (polls show 80 to 90 percent of patients surveyed want to know if their physicians are HIV-infected) were kindled by reports, beginning in 1990, that Dr. David Acer, an HIV-infected dentist, had infected a number of his patients. However, great skepticism has arisen as to whether Dr. Acer’s patients were infected as a result of procedures conducted in accordance with universal precautions against transmission. Moreover, look back studies have failed to identify even one patient, among the thousands who have undergone procedures administered by HIV-infected physicians, who contracted the virus directly from his/her physician.

COVID 19 Aftermath - A Oral Health Care Provider Prospective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reena Sirohi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Enormous Amount ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Global Concern

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) is a public health emergency of global concern. Based on the data published by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), the majority of patients were asymptomatic or having mild symptoms but can release an enormous amount of viral load. It posed a worldwide challenge for containment of the infection of COVID-19. As, oral health care providers work in close proximity to the patients’ mouth, they are at higher risk for infection. The aim of this article is to emphasize on special measures to be taken for prevention and potential interventions.

scholarly journals The South Korean Government’s Response to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation: Analysis of “Fact and Issue Check” on the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website

2021 ◽  
pp. 101053952110147
Author(s):  
Yaena Song ◽  
Linda Ko ◽  
Sou Hyun Jang
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

This study aimed to examine the types of misinformation spreading in South Korea during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by exploring the fact-checking posts uploaded on the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) website. We conducted a content analysis of the posts written on the KCDC website titled, “COVID-19: Fact and Issue Check,” from February to August 2020 (n = 81). Two coders individually coded the posts using a codebook. Discrepancies in coding were discussed to reach reconciliation. Fifteen different Korean government agencies used the KCDC platform to refute various topics of COVID-19 misinformation, including policy (42.0%), how to prevent the spread (16.0%), health care professionals (12.3%), testing (11.1%), prevention (self-care) (9.9%), masks (8.6%), confirmed cases (8.6%), statistics (3.7%), self-quarantine (2.5%), and treatment (1.2%). We found that there are more dissemination and correction of nonmedical areas of COVID-19 misinformation than medical areas in Korea. Future studies need to examine to what extent the corrected COVID-19 misinformation has been disseminated on different social media platforms, beyond the KCDC website.

The Lone Ranger Rides Again, This Time Followed by a Federal Posse

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 673-676
Author(s):  
Sue Crow
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
Healthcare Worker ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Physical Exam ◽  
Respiratory Protection ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

AbstractThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposed guidelines regarding the high-efficiency particulate air-filtered respirator have raised many questions that the healthcare worker has found difficult to answer. This product commentary addresses questions related to material that the respiratory protection program should include; provides information related to the physical exam before the use of the respirator; and explains the types of respirators. Cost issues also are discussed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Infection Control Measures in a Public Sector Dental Hospital of Peshawar

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdullah ◽  
Saira Afridi ◽  
Syed Imran Gillani
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Infection Control Measure ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Infection Control Measures ◽  
Dental Hospital

Objective:To evaluate infection control measure in a public sector dental hospital of Peshawar.Methodology:It was a cross sectional study conducted in Khyber college of Dentistry. Study subjects were Dental health care providers who were willing to participate in the study. A structured questionnaire was designed that included various categories of infection control. Data was entered into SPSS version 17. Descriptive statistics were applied and frequencies and percentages were obtained.Results:The results from the data shows that the overall score for the infection control standards were less than 50%. Among the various categories of infection control only personal hygiene standards showed good score (77.3%). Personal protective equipment score was adequate (61%) while hand hygiene score was inadequate (52%). The rest of the categories showed poor scores.Conclusion:The result of the study shows that majority of categories of infection control measures at Khyber college of Dentistry are inadequate or poor.

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