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Revisiting the personal protective equipment components of transmission-based precautions for the prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus infections in healthcare
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted some potential limitations of transmission-based precautions. The distinction between transmission through large droplets vs aerosols, which have been fundamental concepts guiding infection control measures, has been questioned, leading to considerable variation in...
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37561052 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.32.2200718 |
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author | Plachouras, Diamantis Kacelnik, Oliver Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús Birgand, Gabriel Borg, Michael A Kristensen, Brian Kubele, Jan Lyytikäinen, Outi Presterl, Elisabeth Reilly, Jacqui Voss, Andreas Zingg, Walter Suetens, Carl Monnet, Dominique L |
author_facet | Plachouras, Diamantis Kacelnik, Oliver Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús Birgand, Gabriel Borg, Michael A Kristensen, Brian Kubele, Jan Lyytikäinen, Outi Presterl, Elisabeth Reilly, Jacqui Voss, Andreas Zingg, Walter Suetens, Carl Monnet, Dominique L |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted some potential limitations of transmission-based precautions. The distinction between transmission through large droplets vs aerosols, which have been fundamental concepts guiding infection control measures, has been questioned, leading to considerable variation in expert recommendations on transmission-based precautions for COVID-19. Furthermore, the application of elements of contact precautions, such as the use of gloves and gowns, is based on low-quality and inconclusive evidence and may have unintended consequences, such as increased incidence of healthcare-associated infections and spread of multidrug-resistant organisms. These observations indicate a need for high-quality studies to address the knowledge gaps and a need to revisit the theoretical background regarding various modes of transmission and the definitions of terms related to transmission. Further, we should examine the implications these definitions have on the following components of transmission-based precautions: (i) respiratory protection, (ii) use of gloves and gowns for the prevention of respiratory virus infections, (iii) aerosol-generating procedures and (iv) universal masking in healthcare settings as a control measure especially during seasonal epidemics. Such a review would ensure that transmission-based precautions are consistent and rationally based on available evidence, which would facilitate decision-making, guidance development and training, as well as their application in practice. |
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spelling | pubmed-104165762023-08-12 Revisiting the personal protective equipment components of transmission-based precautions for the prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus infections in healthcare Plachouras, Diamantis Kacelnik, Oliver Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús Birgand, Gabriel Borg, Michael A Kristensen, Brian Kubele, Jan Lyytikäinen, Outi Presterl, Elisabeth Reilly, Jacqui Voss, Andreas Zingg, Walter Suetens, Carl Monnet, Dominique L Euro Surveill Perspective The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted some potential limitations of transmission-based precautions. The distinction between transmission through large droplets vs aerosols, which have been fundamental concepts guiding infection control measures, has been questioned, leading to considerable variation in expert recommendations on transmission-based precautions for COVID-19. Furthermore, the application of elements of contact precautions, such as the use of gloves and gowns, is based on low-quality and inconclusive evidence and may have unintended consequences, such as increased incidence of healthcare-associated infections and spread of multidrug-resistant organisms. These observations indicate a need for high-quality studies to address the knowledge gaps and a need to revisit the theoretical background regarding various modes of transmission and the definitions of terms related to transmission. Further, we should examine the implications these definitions have on the following components of transmission-based precautions: (i) respiratory protection, (ii) use of gloves and gowns for the prevention of respiratory virus infections, (iii) aerosol-generating procedures and (iv) universal masking in healthcare settings as a control measure especially during seasonal epidemics. Such a review would ensure that transmission-based precautions are consistent and rationally based on available evidence, which would facilitate decision-making, guidance development and training, as well as their application in practice. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2023-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10416576/ /pubmed/37561052 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.32.2200718 Text en This article is copyright of the authors or their affiliated institutions, 2023. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Perspective Plachouras, Diamantis Kacelnik, Oliver Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús Birgand, Gabriel Borg, Michael A Kristensen, Brian Kubele, Jan Lyytikäinen, Outi Presterl, Elisabeth Reilly, Jacqui Voss, Andreas Zingg, Walter Suetens, Carl Monnet, Dominique L Revisiting the personal protective equipment components of transmission-based precautions for the prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus infections in healthcare |
title | Revisiting the personal protective equipment components of transmission-based precautions for the prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus infections in healthcare |
title_full | Revisiting the personal protective equipment components of transmission-based precautions for the prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus infections in healthcare |
title_fullStr | Revisiting the personal protective equipment components of transmission-based precautions for the prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus infections in healthcare |
title_full_unstemmed | Revisiting the personal protective equipment components of transmission-based precautions for the prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus infections in healthcare |
title_short | Revisiting the personal protective equipment components of transmission-based precautions for the prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory virus infections in healthcare |
title_sort | revisiting the personal protective equipment components of transmission-based precautions for the prevention of covid-19 and other respiratory virus infections in healthcare |
topic | Perspective |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10416576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37561052 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.32.2200718 |
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