INFECTION CONTROL

摘要

Personal protective equipment (PPE) available to UK healthcare workers (HCWs) to safeguard against exposure to high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs) such as Ebola virus were not found to give the necessary protection, research conducted at the HSE's research facility in Buxton, Derbyshire, reveals~1. However, a 'unified PPE ensemble' developed by an expert group was found to be effective.