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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional

MedGen UID:
60101
•Concept ID:
C0206229
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Disease Transmission, Patient Professional; Disease Transmission, Patient to Professional; Disease Transmission, Patient-Professional; Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; Infection Transmission, Patient Professional; Infection Transmission, Patient-Professional; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient to Professional; Pathogen Transmission, Patient Professional; Pathogen Transmission, Patient-Professional; Patient to Professional Disease Transmission; Patient to Professional Transmission; Patient-Professional Disease Transmission; Patient-Professional Infection Transmission; Patient-Professional Infection Transmissions; Patient-Professional Pathogen Transmission; Patient-Professional Transmission; Patient-to-Professional Disease Transmission; Patient-to-Professional Transmission; Transmission, Patient Professional; Transmission, Patient to Professional; Transmission, Patient-Professional; Transmission, Patient-Professional Infection; Transmission, Patient-Professional Pathogen; Transmission, Patient-to-Professional

Definition

The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from patients to health professionals or health care workers. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Approaches to the management of patients in oral and maxillofacial surgery during COVID-19 pandemic.
Zimmermann M, Nkenke E
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2020 May;48(5):521-526. Epub 2020 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2020.03.011. PMID: 32303420Free PMC Article
New Canadian guideline provides evidence-based approach to non-occupational HIV prophylaxis.
O'Donnell S, Tan DHS, Hull MW
CJEM 2019 Jan;21(1):21-25. Epub 2018 Nov 20 doi: 10.1017/cem.2018.462. PMID: 30457087
Equine Practice on Wound Management: Wound Cleansing and Hygiene.
Frees KE
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2018 Dec;34(3):473-484. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2018.07.004. PMID: 30447766

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Aerosol-Generating Procedures and Virus Transmission.
Li J, Alolaiwat A, Fink JB, Dhand R
Respir Care 2022 Aug;67(8):1022-1042. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.4187/respcare.10160. PMID: 35387846
Cardiac Surgery in HIV Patients: State of the Art.
Yanagawa B, Verma S, Dwivedi G, Ruel M
Can J Cardiol 2019 Mar;35(3):320-325. Epub 2018 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.11.006. PMID: 30744921
HIV in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Grabowski G, Pilato A, Clark C, Jackson JB 3rd
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2017 Aug;25(8):569-576. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00123. PMID: 28665805
Tuberculosis and anaesthesia.
Chandra A, Banavaliker JN, Bhatnagar A
J Indian Med Assoc 2013 Mar;111(3):178, 180-3. PMID: 24592759
Monkeypox.
Wkly Epidemiol Rec 2011 Oct 7;86(41):448-51. PMID: 21984986

Diagnosis

Implications of COVID-19 for the busy gastroenterologist.
Ferreira-Silva J, Peixoto A, Rodrigues-Pinto E, Macedo G
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021 Mar 1;33(3):319-324. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001811. PMID: 32501876Free PMC Article
Transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic: nothing noble is accomplished without danger.
Spoletini G, Bianco G, Graceffa D, Lai Q
BMC Gastroenterol 2020 Aug 6;20(1):259. doi: 10.1186/s12876-020-01401-0. PMID: 32762651Free PMC Article
Anesthesia and COVID-19: What We Should Know and What We Should Do.
Tang LY, Wang J
Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 Jun;24(2):127-137. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1177/1089253220921590. PMID: 32336243
Infections of the Nervous System.
Levin SN, Lyons JL
Am J Med 2018 Jan;131(1):25-32. Epub 2017 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.08.020. PMID: 28889928
Ebola virus disease.
Richardson KJ
Adv Emerg Nurs J 2015 Apr-Jun;37(2):102-15. doi: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000063. PMID: 25929221

Therapy

Safe management of surgical smoke in the age of COVID-19.
Mowbray NG, Ansell J, Horwood J, Cornish J, Rizkallah P, Parker A, Wall P, Spinelli A, Torkington J
Br J Surg 2020 Oct;107(11):1406-1413. Epub 2020 May 3 doi: 10.1002/bjs.11679. PMID: 32363596Free PMC Article
Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff.
Verbeek JH, Rajamaki B, Ijaz S, Sauni R, Toomey E, Blackwood B, Tikka C, Ruotsalainen JH, Kilinc Balci FS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Apr 15;4(4):CD011621. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011621.pub4. PMID: 32293717Free PMC Article
N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Radonovich LJ Jr, Simberkoff MS, Bessesen MT, Brown AC, Cummings DAT, Gaydos CA, Los JG, Krosche AE, Gibert CL, Gorse GJ, Nyquist AC, Reich NG, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Price CS, Perl TM; ResPECT investigators
JAMA 2019 Sep 3;322(9):824-833. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.11645. PMID: 31479137Free PMC Article
HIV in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Grabowski G, Pilato A, Clark C, Jackson JB 3rd
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2017 Aug;25(8):569-576. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00123. PMID: 28665805
Tuberculosis and anaesthesia.
Chandra A, Banavaliker JN, Bhatnagar A
J Indian Med Assoc 2013 Mar;111(3):178, 180-3. PMID: 24592759

Prognosis

Implications of COVID-19 for the busy gastroenterologist.
Ferreira-Silva J, Peixoto A, Rodrigues-Pinto E, Macedo G
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021 Mar 1;33(3):319-324. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001811. PMID: 32501876Free PMC Article
Transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic: nothing noble is accomplished without danger.
Spoletini G, Bianco G, Graceffa D, Lai Q
BMC Gastroenterol 2020 Aug 6;20(1):259. doi: 10.1186/s12876-020-01401-0. PMID: 32762651Free PMC Article
N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Radonovich LJ Jr, Simberkoff MS, Bessesen MT, Brown AC, Cummings DAT, Gaydos CA, Los JG, Krosche AE, Gibert CL, Gorse GJ, Nyquist AC, Reich NG, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Price CS, Perl TM; ResPECT investigators
JAMA 2019 Sep 3;322(9):824-833. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.11645. PMID: 31479137Free PMC Article
HIV in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Grabowski G, Pilato A, Clark C, Jackson JB 3rd
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2017 Aug;25(8):569-576. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-16-00123. PMID: 28665805
Occupational respiratory infections.
Trajman A, Menzies D
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2010 May;16(3):226-34. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328338639b. PMID: 20375784

Clinical prediction guides

Transmission and Risk Factors of COVID-19 among Health Care Workers.
Alghader MRM, Valvi D, de la Hoz RE
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2023 Jun;44(3):340-348. Epub 2023 Apr 4 doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1766118. PMID: 37015285
Decontamination Methods for Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators.
Su-Velez BM, Maxim T, Long JL, St John MA, Holliday MA
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Aug 1;146(8):734-740. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.1423. PMID: 32614377Free PMC Article
Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff.
Verbeek JH, Rajamaki B, Ijaz S, Sauni R, Toomey E, Blackwood B, Tikka C, Ruotsalainen JH, Kilinc Balci FS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Apr 15;4(4):CD011621. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011621.pub4. PMID: 32293717Free PMC Article
N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Radonovich LJ Jr, Simberkoff MS, Bessesen MT, Brown AC, Cummings DAT, Gaydos CA, Los JG, Krosche AE, Gibert CL, Gorse GJ, Nyquist AC, Reich NG, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Price CS, Perl TM; ResPECT investigators
JAMA 2019 Sep 3;322(9):824-833. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.11645. PMID: 31479137Free PMC Article
Ebola virus disease, transmission risk to laboratory personnel, and pretransfusion testing.
Katz LM, Tobian AA
Transfusion 2014 Dec;54(12):3247-51. Epub 2014 Nov 18 doi: 10.1111/trf.12913. PMID: 25403825

Recent systematic reviews

Knowledge of infection prevention and control among healthcare workers and factors influencing compliance: a systematic review.
Alhumaid S, Al Mutair A, Al Alawi Z, Alsuliman M, Ahmed GY, Rabaan AA, Al-Tawfiq JA, Al-Omari A
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2021 Jun 3;10(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s13756-021-00957-0. PMID: 34082822Free PMC Article
A systematic review of viral transmission risk to healthcare staff comparing laparoscopic and open surgery.
Patterson TJ, Currie PJ, Beck J, Spence RAJ, Spence GM
Surgeon 2020 Dec;18(6):e72-e77. Epub 2020 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2020.06.016. PMID: 32690463Free PMC Article
COVID-19 in cardiac arrest and infection risk to rescuers: A systematic review.
Couper K, Taylor-Phillips S, Grove A, Freeman K, Osokogu O, Court R, Mehrabian A, Morley PT, Nolan JP, Soar J, Perkins GD
Resuscitation 2020 Jun;151:59-66. Epub 2020 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.04.022. PMID: 32325096Free PMC Article
Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff.
Verbeek JH, Rajamaki B, Ijaz S, Sauni R, Toomey E, Blackwood B, Tikka C, Ruotsalainen JH, Kilinc Balci FS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Apr 15;4(4):CD011621. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011621.pub4. PMID: 32293717Free PMC Article
The impact of sharps injuries on student nurses: a systematic review.
Hambridge K, Nichols A, Endacott R
Br J Nurs 2016 Oct 27;25(19):1064-1071. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2016.25.19.1064. PMID: 27792438

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