The cardinal rules: Principles of personal protective equipment for high-consequence infectious disease events

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jun;45(6):785-787. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.264. Epub 2024 Feb 8.

Abstract

In recognition of an increasing number of high-consequence infectious disease events, a group of subject-matter experts identified core safety principles that can be applied across all donning and doffing protocols for personal protective equipment.

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
  • Personal Protective Equipment*