| Document ID (ISN) | 100120 |
| CIS number |
02-1463 |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Title |
Hospital Infection Control Guidance for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
| Original title |
Conseils en matière de lutte contre l'infection nosocomiale [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Internet document, 2003. 2p. |
| Internet access |
http://www.who.int/csr/sars/infectioncontrol/en/print.html [in English]
http://www.who.int/csr/sars/infectionf/en/print.html [in French]
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| Abstract |
Guidance document designed to prevent the spreading of SARS infection to health care workers involved in the treatment of patients with the disease, whether in an outpatient/triage or an inpatient setting. Measures include the wearing of protective clothing and personal protective equipment, disinfection and attention to sharps. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; WHO; health care personnel; pneumonia; hospitals; infectious diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
protective clothing; safety guides; personal protective equipment; disinfection of equipment |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | WHO |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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