Infection control : It's not just what you wear -it's how you take it off

Mata, Gina; Oliver, Kim; Geale, Sara; Jacob, Elisabeth

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Infection control : It's not just what you wear -it's how you take it off

Mata, Gina
;
Oliver, Kim
;
Geale, Sara
;
Jacob, Elisabeth

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Mata, Gina
Oliver, Kim
Geale, Sara
Jacob, Elisabeth

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The article discusses the effective way to control and prevent the spread on infections among healthcare professionals in West Africa. It mentions that more than 240 healthcare professionals have been contracted with Ebola and more than 120 died as of February 2014. It cites the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection and Healthcare on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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personal protective equipment, PPE, Ebola, infection control

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2015

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Journal article

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Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal

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23

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3

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39

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School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences

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Infection control : It's not just what you wear -it's how you take it off

Mata, Gina
;
Oliver, Kim
;
Geale, Sara
;
Jacob, Elisabeth

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Infection control : It's not just what you wear -it's how you take it off

Mata, Gina ; Oliver, Kim ; Geale, Sara ; Jacob, Elisabeth

Citations

Author

Abstract

Keywords

Date

Type

Journal

Book

Volume

Issue

Page Range

Article Number

ACU Department

Collections

URI

Relation URI

DOI

Source URL

Event URL

Open Access Status

License

File Access

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Mata, Gina
;
Oliver, Kim
;
Geale, Sara
;
Jacob, Elisabeth