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. 2016 Mar 1;44(3):340-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.09.031. Epub 2015 Nov 7.

Personal protective equipment processes and rationale for the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit during the 2014 activations for Ebola virus disease

Elizabeth L Beam  1 , Shelly Schwedhelm  2 , Kathleen Boulter  2 , Christopher Kratochvil  3 , John Lowe  4 , Angela Hewlett  5 , Shawn G Gibbs  4 , Philip W Smith  5
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Personal protective equipment processes and rationale for the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit during the 2014 activations for Ebola virus disease

Elizabeth L Beam et al. Am J Infect Control. .

Abstract

In response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak of 2014, specific procedures for personal protective equipment use were developed in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit for the isolation care of patients with the illness. This brief report describes the 2 different levels used for patient care and presents the rationales for the specialized processes.

Keywords: Ebola; Infectious disease; Isolation; Patient care; Personal protective equipment; Safety.

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