28 results match your criteria: "Infection Prevention and Control Technical and Clinical Hub[Affiliation]"
Not sick enough to worry? "Influenza-like" symptoms and work-related behavior among healthcare workers and other professionals: Results of a global survey.
PLoS One
July 2020
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) and non-HCWs may contribute to the transmission of influenza-like illness (ILI) to colleagues and susceptible patients by working while sick (presenteeism). The present study aimed to explore the views and behavior of HCWs and non-HCWs towards the phenomenon of working while experiencing ILI.
Methods: The study was a cross-sectional online survey conducted between October 2018 and January 2019 to explore sickness presenteeism and the behaviour of HCWs and non-HCWs when experiencing ILI.
Managing COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
JAMA
April 2020
Infection Control Africa Network, Cape Town, South Africa.
Testing of the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework at acute healthcare facility level.
J Hosp Infect
May 2020
Infection Prevention and Control Technical and Clinical Hub, Department of Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address:
Background: Monitoring and evaluation are an essential part of infection prevention and control (IPC) implementation. The authors developed an IPC assessment framework (IPCAF) to support implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on core components of IPC programmes in acute healthcare facilities.
Aim: To evaluate the usability and reliability of the IPCAF tool for global use.