Personal protective equipment: Shortage or waste?

A Chinese cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire included 1,357 HCWs and showed that 89% had sufficient knowledge and 89.7% followed correct practices concerning severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).3 Researchers in the division of infection control and h...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2021-06, Vol.42 (6), p.786-787
Main Authors: Dayana Souza Fram, Daniela Vieira da Silva Escudero, de Oliveira Matias, Luciana, Wanderson Eduardo Gomes de Souza Coelho, Thaysa Sobral Antonelli, Ferreira, Diogo Boldim, Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Letter to the Editor
Nursing
Personal protective equipment
Protective equipment
Shortages
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Request full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A Chinese cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire included 1,357 HCWs and showed that 89% had sufficient knowledge and 89.7% followed correct practices concerning severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).3 Researchers in the division of infection control and hospital epidemiology of a teaching hospital in Brazil observed compliance regarding additional transmission-based precautions in exclusive care units for patients suspect or confirmed to COVID-19 from April 1 to May 15, 2020. The institutional protocol to control the coronavirus disease was developed based on guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), a regulatory body of the Brazilian government.4,5 Prior to the onset of observations, healthcare professionals (HCPs) received face-to-face or video training on SARS-CoV-2 precautions. [...]determining the cause of this behavior is crucial to developing targeted interventions to increase precaution compliance to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.354