Improving Recovery of Irritant Hand Dermatitis in Healthcare Workers With Workplace Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Introduction: Occupational hand dermatitis is common among healthcare workers, with increased incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Irritant contact dermatitis accounts for the majority of occupational hand dermatitis and is largely due to frequent contact with hand hygiene products. Long-term prognosis of occupational contact dermatitis is often very poor.

Rare case of type I hypersensitivity reaction to sodium hypochlorite solution in a healthcare setting.

Sodium hypochlorite is a clear yellowish solution with a characteristic odour of chlorine and is commonly used as a disinfectant and a bleaching agent. It is used in various healthcare settings for its fast-acting and broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. It is a known irritant and there are some reports that it can also cause allergic contact dermatitis of type IV hypersensitivity.

An unusual presentation of listeriosis: anemia and cutaneous manifestations.

Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular pathogen causing food-borne disease. It usually affects the young as well as immunocompromised individuals and is associated with high mortality rates. Cutaneous manifestations have rarely been described.

Concerns, perceived impact and preparedness in an avian influenza pandemic--a comparative study between healthcare workers in primary and tertiary care.

Introduction: With the potential threat of an avian influenza (AI) pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) are expected to play important roles, and they encounter significant stress levels from an expected increase in workload. We compared the concerns, perceived impact and preparedness for an AI pandemic between HCWs working in public primary care clinics and a tertiary healthcare setting.

Materials And Methods: An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was given to 2459 HCWs working at 18 public polyclinics (PCs) and a tertiary hospital (TH) in Singapore from March to June 2006.

Concerns and preparedness for an avian influenza pandemic: a comparison between community hospital and tertiary hospital healthcare workers.

Little is known about differences in levels of concerns or preparedness for an avian influenza (AI) pandemic among healthcare workers (HCWs) in different types of hospitals. We compared these concerns and preparedness between 326 HCWs of two community hospitals (CHs) and 908 HCWs from a tertiary hospital (TH) using a self-administered questionnaire between March-June 2006. Response rates were 84.

On-site influenza vaccination arrangements improved influenza vaccination rate of employees of a tertiary hospital in Singapore.

Background: On-site vaccination arrangements were introduced in 2005 to improve influenza vaccination rate among employees of a 1500-bed tertiary hospital in Singapore.

Methods: On-site arrangements include mobile teams to 3 distant departments and same-service area vaccination for employees at 4 service areas.

Results: Influenza vaccination rate in 2005 was 66.

High coverage of influenza vaccination among healthcare workers can be achieved during heightened awareness of impending threat.

Introduction: As preparation against a possible avian flu pandemic, international and local health authorities have recommended seasonal influenza vaccination for all healthcare workers at geographical risk. This strategy not only reduces "background noise", but also chance of genetic shifts in avian influenza viruses when co-infection occurs. We evaluate the response of healthcare workers, stratified by professional groups, to a non-compulsory annual vaccination call, and make international comparisons with countries not at geographical risk.

Predictors of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) carriage in the first major VRE outbreak in Singapore.

Introduction: Until recently, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) infection or colonisation was a rare occurrence in Singapore. The first major VRE outbreak involving a 1500-bed tertiary care institution in March 2005 presented major challenges in infection control and came at high costs. This study evaluates the predictors of VRE carriage based on patients' clinical and demographic profiles.

Emergency airway management--experience of a tertiary hospital in South-East Asia.

Objective: To study the indications and diagnoses of patients requiring emergency airway management and to evaluate the adequacy of airway management skills of emergency physicians.

Methods: Prospective observational study of all patients requiring advanced airway management from 1 November 1998 to 31 October 2002.

Results: There were 1068 cases, 710 (66.

Trauma airway experience by emergency physicians.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the success rates of endotracheal intubation of trauma patients by emergency physicians and to determine if there are areas in which the care of these patients could be improved. This was a retrospective observational study of 142 major trauma patients who required advanced airway management. The median age was 32 years and 74% of the patients were men.