ArticleJournal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy2021
Effectiveness of personal protective equipment in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among healthcare workers.
Article in Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04937257 (Comparison of a Virtual Reality Versus an E-Module on Efficacy of Donning and Doffing PPE), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Comparison of a Virtual Reality Versus an E-Module on Efficacy of Donning and Doffing PPE: A Randomized Control Trial
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of personal protective equipment to prevent environmental infection of COVID-19 among healthcare workers: a systematic review.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures in Workplace Settings: A Rapid Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Personal protective equipment availability and accessibility among nurses and midwives in selected urban general hospitals in Lusaka, Zambia: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
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- Maoto, a traditional herbal medicine, for post-exposure prophylaxis for Japanese healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19: A single center study.Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy · 2022Article
- Comparison of Three Different Waves in Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Observational Study in an Italian University Hospital.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- Implementing COVID-19 Simulation Training for Anesthesiology Residents.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2022Article
- Interventions to control nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study.BMC medicine · 2021Article
- Knowledge, attitude and reported practice regarding donning and doffing of personal protective equipment among frontline healthcare workers against COVID-19 in Nepal: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2021Article
- The Long-Term Presence of SARS-CoV-2 on Cold-Chain Food Packaging Surfaces Indicates a New COVID-19 Winter Outbreak: A Mini Review.Frontiers in public healthReview
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Abstract
introductionInformation on the effectiveness of personal protective equipment (PPE) for preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare workers (HCWs), especially among HCWs with frequent contact with patients with SARS-CoV-2, is limited.
methodsWe conducted a prospective cohort study on 49 HCWs who worked in close contact with patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. HCWs had blood samples taken every 2 weeks to test for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using two different types of assay.
resultsForty-nine participants (31 nurses, 15 doctors, 3 other workers) were enrolled. In total, 112 blood samples are obtained from participants. The median work days in 2 weeks was 9 (interquartile range (IQR): 5-10) days. In a single work day, 30 of the 49 participants (61.5%) had contact with patients with suspected or conformed SARS-CoV-2 at least 8 times, and approximately 60% of participants had more than 10 min of contact with a single patient. The median self-reported compliance to PPE was 90% (IQR: 80-100%). Seven participants tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibody using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); however, none were seropositive for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody, so the positive ELISA results were assumed to be false-positive.
conclusionsThe study provides evidence that appropriate PPE is sufficient to prevent infection amongHCWs. It is necessary to establish a system that provides a stable supply of PPE for HCWs to perform their duties.
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