Containment Care Units for Managing Patients With Highly Hazardous Infectious Diseases: A Concept Whose Time Has Come

We describe the original concepts behind development of such facilities, how the concept and acceptance has evolved over time, and how the guidelines for managing patients infected with viral hemorrhagic fevers have evolved as new information has been learned about protecting medical care providers from highly hazardous infectious pathogens.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases - October 4, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kortepeter, M. G., Kwon, E. H., Hewlett, A. L., Smith, P. W., Cieslak, T. J. Tags: PUBLIC HEALTH Source Type: research