Personal Protective Equipment

personal protective equipment page offers written and video content on the proper use and—during the time of COVID-19 surges—reuse of PPE, including masks, respirators, gloves, gowns, face shields, goggles, and more. What are the proper donning and doffing methods? How long can PPE be extended? How are these items decontaminated? What comprises proper fit testing? Our experts will tell you.

Frank Diamond has been with Infection Control Today since November 2019. He has more than 30 years of experience working for magazines, newspapers, and television news. 

Articles

Investigators in Chile conclude that the lambda COVID-19 variant is not only more infectious than standard SARS-CoV-2, but could also possibly shrug off vaccines. The first case in the United States has been spotted at Houston Methodist Hospital.

Lambda Variant of COVID-19 Might Be Resistant to Vaccines

Non-ventilator-hospital associated pneumonia prevention is quickly becoming the hot topic among infection preventionists.

How Veterans Affairs Nurses Fight Infection

KEVIN KAVANAGH, MD, is the founder of the patient advocacy group Health Watch USAsm and a frequent contributor to 

We need to have a paradigm shift in the way we view this virus, planning and implementing strategies to allow us to live with an endemic pathogen.

Viewpoint: CDC Continues to Bungle COVID-19 Response

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending July 16.

Weekly Rounds with Infection Control Today®: Vaccine Mandates, FDA Pushed, Delta Surge 

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending July 9.

Weekly Rounds with Infection Control Today: APIC’s Mission, Surge Teams, Silent Pandemic

Two obstacles that inhibit the use of face masks among health care professionals include concern about how’ll they’ll affect communication, and perceived discomfort. Attitudes improve greatly with use.

Masks: More Use Equals Better Comfort Level

The FDA revokes approval of some masks and decontamination methods that it had OK’d during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once FDA-Approved Masks and Decontamination Processes Now Unapproved

Wearers press a button on the mask and within 90 minutes are fed information about whether SARS-CoV-2 has been detected on a patient’s breath, says a study.

Face Masks Can Diagnose COVID-19 On Patients

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending June 18.

Weekly Rounds with Infection Control Today: Vaccine Mandates, Importance of Airflow 

The most poorly fitting mask can almost double the risk of infection for the wearers and even those around them.

Mask Respirator