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Exploring the safety and quality of mobile X-ray imaging in a new infectious disease biocontainment unit: an in situ simulation and video-reflexive study

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By Mary Wyer, Su-yin Hor, Ruth Barratt, Phillip Garrahy
| BMJ Open Verified
Exploring the safety and quality of mobile X-ray imaging in a new infectious disease biocontainment unit: an in situ simulation and video-reflexive study Statistics from Altmetric.com Request Permissions If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.
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Sources of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in New Zealand acute hospitals

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By Ruth Barratt, Barbara Gibson, Sally Roberts, Grace Clendon
| journal.nzma.org.nz
Staphylococcus aureus is a common human commensal of the skin and upper respiratory tract, and is an important opportunistic pathogen.[[1,2]] It is a major cause of both community-acquired and healthcare-associated bacteraemia worldwide. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.[[3–5]] Key sources for healthcare-associated S.
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‘Like building a plane and flying it all in one go’: an interview study of infection prevention and control in Australian general practice during the first 2 years of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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By Su-yin Hor, Penelope L Burns, Faith Yong, Ruth Barratt
| BMJ Open Verified
Administrative controls One administrative control described by all participants was screening of patients. Patients were questioned about symptoms of respiratory illness, COVID-19 test results and potential COVID-19 exposure (through known contact, recent travel overseas or local hotspots), to prevent people most at risk of being infectious from entering the facility.
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