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Examining the development and utilization of infection control policies to safely support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in congregate living settings during COVID-19
ObjectiveCongregate living settings supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have experienced unprecedented...
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COVID-19 versus applied infection control policies in a Major Transplant Center in Iran
BackgroundSince Shiraz Transplant Center is one of the major transplant centers in Iran and the Middle East, this study was conducted to evaluate...
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Tobacco control policies and respiratory conditions among children presenting in primary care
Tobacco control policies can protect child health. We hypothesised that the parallel introduction in 2008 of smoke-free restaurants and bars in the...
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Impact of COVID-19 Disease Control Committee (CDCC) policies on prevention of the disease using Bayes network inference in west of Iran
BackgroundThe start of the COVID-19 pandemic was an emergency situation that led each country to adopt specific regional strategies to control it....
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Uncovering COVID-19 infection determinants in Portugal: towards an evidence-based spatial susceptibility index to support epidemiological containment policies
BackgroundCOVID-19 caused the largest pandemic of the twenty-first century forcing the adoption of containment policies all over the world. Many...
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COVID-19 vaccination effectiveness in the population of Friuli Venezia Giulia, North-East Italy. Control of bias associated with divergent compliance to policies in a test-negative case-control study
BackgroundVaccine effectiveness (VE) studies consolidate knowledge of real-world effectiveness in different contexts. However, methodological issues...
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Policies to prevent zoonotic spillover: a systematic sco** review of evaluative evidence
BackgroundEmerging infectious diseases of zoonotic origin present a critical threat to global population health. As accelerating globalisation makes...
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Evaluation of an infection control link nurse program: an analysis using the RE-AIM framework
BackgroundImportant elements of programs that train and support infection control link nurses (ICLN) are the engagement of stakeholders, support from...
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Knowledge, attitudes and practice of infection prevention and control in the CT suite
BackgroundInfection, prevention, and control (IPC) practices are essential to protect patients and staff within healthcare facilities. Radiology...
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Hygieia model: development of a three-dimensional model for the standardized analysis of infection control protocols
AimUntil now, there have been no standardized guidelines for the content of infection control protocols. The aim of this research project is...
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Impact of COVID-19-related restricted family presence policies on Canadian pediatric intensive care unit clinicians: a qualitative study
PurposePediatric intensive care units (PICUs) worldwide restricted family presence in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to explore the...
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Infection prevention and control of highly infectious pathogens in resource-limited countries: an experience from Marburg viral disease outbreak in Kagera Region - Tanzania
Marburg viral disease (MVD) is a highly infectious disease with a case fatality rate of up to 90%, particularly impacting resource-limited countries...
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Associations of U.S. state-level COVID-19 policies intensity with cannabis sharing behaviors in 2020
BackgroundCannabis use before the COVID-19 pandemic for many involved sharing prepared cannabis for inhalation, practices that were less prevalent...
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Perceived barriers and facilitators to infection prevention and control in Dutch residential care facilities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundAdequate implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) in residential care facilities (RCFs) for people with intellectual and...
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Simple economics of vaccination: public policies and incentives
This paper focuses on the economics of vaccination and, more specifically, analyzes the vaccination decision of individuals using a game-theoretic...
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of surveillance policies to control the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo, Brazil
BackgroundSurveillance efforts are essential to pandemic control, especially where the state is the primary health provider, such as Brazil. When...
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Monitoring the burden of COVID-19 and impact of hospital transfer policies on Australian aged-care residents in residential aged-care facilities in 2020
BackgroundResidential aged-care facilities in Australia emerged as the high-risk setting the COVID-19 outbreaks due to community transmission. The...
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Recommendations related to occupational infection prevention and control training to protect healthcare workers from infectious diseases: a sco** review of infection prevention and control guidelines
BackgroundEvents such as the COVID-19 pandemic remind us of the heightened risk that healthcare workers (HCWs) have from acquiring infectious...
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Protecting healthcare workers and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of baseline and follow-up infection prevention and control needs in Nigerian military healthcare facilities delivering HIV services
BackgroundProtecting the HIV health workforce is critical for continuity of services for people living with HIV, particularly during a pandemic....
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Setting and prioritizing evidence-informed policies to control childhood obesity in Iran: a mixed Delphi and policy dialogue approach
BackgroundThe prevalence of childhood obesity (CO) and related complications is high and alarmingly increasing in Iran. This study applied a mixed...
