Mentoring clinical trainees: a need for high touch
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)32571-5
Abstract: www.thelancet.com Vol 389 January 14, 2017 135 Training young doctors in the USA has traditionally relied on the transfer of critical knowledge, skills, and attitudes from experienced senior physicians to new generations. Typically, a trainee… read more here.
Keywords: mentoring clinical; medicine; high touch; need high ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of Copper-Impregnated Solid Surfaces on Lowering Microbial Bio-Burden Levels in an Acute Care Hospital.
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa238
Abstract: Background Microbial bio-burden on high-touch surfaces in patient rooms may lead to acquisition of health care-associated infections in acute care hospitals. This study examined the effect of a novel copper-impregnated solid material (16%-20% copper oxide… read more here.
Keywords: high touch; copper impregnated; touch surfaces; copper ... See more keywords
COVID-19 global pandemic planning: Presence of SARS-CoV-2 fomites in a university hospital setting
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DOI: 10.1177/15353702211024597
Abstract: As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has surged across the globe, great effort has been expended to understand mechanisms of transmission and spread. From a hospital perspective, this topic is critical to limit… read more here.
Keywords: high touch; transmission; hospital; covid global ... See more keywords
Clostridium Difficile: Reducing Infections Using an Evidence-Based Practice Initiative.
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DOI: 10.1188/19.cjon.482-487
Abstract: BACKGROUND Nosocomial Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections are adverse incidents that affect immunocompromised hospitalized patients. High-touch surface areas within the patient's environment are frequently overlooked and are a source of microscopic bacterial transmission. OBJECTIVES This… read more here.
Keywords: difficile infections; high touch; clostridium difficile; oncology ... See more keywords
Integrating social services with disease investigation: A randomized trial of COVID-19 high-touch contact tracing
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285752
Abstract: COVID-19 exposed and exacerbated health disparities, and a core challenge has been how to adapt pandemic response and public health in light of these disproportionate health burdens. Responding to this challenge, the County of Santa… read more here.
Keywords: health; social services; touch contact; contact tracing ... See more keywords
Creating anti-viral high-touch surfaces using photocatalytic transparent films.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4356547
Abstract: Antimicrobial and self-cleaning surface coatings are promising tools to combat the growing global threat of infectious diseases and related healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Although many engineered TiO2-based coating technologies are reporting antibacterial performance, the antiviral performance… read more here.
Keywords: transparent; anatase tio2; touch surfaces; high touch ... See more keywords
School-Based Surveillance of Respiratory Pathogens on “High-Touch” Surfaces
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DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.686386
Abstract: In order to assess the presence of respiratory pathogens on “high-touch” surfaces and inform sanitation practices at schools, pre-selected surfaces in elementary schools in Seattle, WA, USA were sampled weekly and tested by RT-PCR for… read more here.
Keywords: high touch; touch surfaces; pathogens high; school based ... See more keywords
SARS-CoV-2 RNA viability on high-touch surfaces and evaluation of a continuous-flow ozonation treatment.
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DOI: 10.7416/ai.2022.2547
Abstract: Background The COVID-19 emergency has highlighted the importance of prevention systems and environmental microbiological monitoring as fundamental elements in the response to epidemics and other such threats to individual and collective health. The use of… read more here.
Keywords: high touch; cov rna; rna viability; viability high ... See more keywords