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Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient

MedGen UID:
61548
•Concept ID:
C0206228
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Disease Transmission, Professional Patient; Disease Transmission, Professional to Patient; Disease Transmission, Professional-Patient; Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; Health Care Worker Patient Transmission; Health Care Worker-Patient Transmission; Healthcare Worker Patient Transmission; Healthcare Worker-Patient Transmission; Infection Transmission, Professional to Patient; Infection Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; Infection Transmissions, Professional-to-Patient; Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional to Patient; Pathogen Transmission, Professional to Patient; Pathogen Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; Pathogen Transmissions, Professional-to-Patient; Professional to Patient Disease Transmission; Professional to Patient Transmission; Professional-Patient Disease Transmission; Professional-Patient Transmission; Professional-to-Patient Disease Transmission; Professional-to-Patient Infection Transmission; Professional-to-Patient Pathogen Transmission; Professional-to-Patient Transmission; Transmission, Health Care Worker Patient; Transmission, Health Care Worker-Patient; Transmission, Healthcare Worker Patient; Transmission, Healthcare Worker-Patient; Transmission, Professional Patient; Transmission, Professional to Patient; Transmission, Professional-Patient; Transmission, Professional-Patient Disease; Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; Transmission, Professional-to-Patient Disease; Transmission, Professional-to-Patient Infection; Transmission, Professional-to-Patient Pathogen; Worker-Patient Transmission, Healthcare

Definition

The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from health professional or health care worker to patients. 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, Professional-to-Patient

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
ESGE and ESGENA Position Statement on gastrointestinal endoscopy and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gralnek IM, Hassan C, Beilenhoff U, Antonelli G, Ebigbo A, Pellisè M, Arvanitakis M, Bhandari P, Bisschops R, Van Hooft JE, Kaminski MF, Triantafyllou K, Webster G, Pohl H, Dunkley I, Fehrke B, Gazic M, Gjergek T, Maasen S, Waagenes W, de Pater M, Ponchon T, Siersema PD, Messmann H, Dinis-Ribeiro M
Endoscopy 2020 Jun;52(6):483-490. Epub 2020 Apr 17 doi: 10.1055/a-1155-6229. PMID: 32303090Free 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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hand-hygiene-related clinical trials reported between 2014 and 2020: a comprehensive systematic review.
Clancy C, Delungahawatta T, Dunne CP
J Hosp Infect 2021 May;111:6-26. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.03.007. PMID: 33744382Free PMC Article
Surgical activation protocol COVID-19 (SAP COVID).
Juanz-González A, Barreras-Espinoza JA, Leyva-Moraga E, Leyva-Moraga FA, Leyva-Moraga F
Cir Cir 2021;89(1):4-11. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.20000331. PMID: 33498060
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
Surgical Head Coverings: A Literature Review.
Spruce L
AORN J 2017 Oct;106(4):306-316.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2017.08.001. PMID: 28958316
Back to Basics: Sterile Technique.
Spruce L
AORN J 2017 May;105(5):478-487. doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2017.02.014. PMID: 28454613

Diagnosis

Surgical activation protocol COVID-19 (SAP COVID).
Juanz-González A, Barreras-Espinoza JA, Leyva-Moraga E, Leyva-Moraga FA, Leyva-Moraga F
Cir Cir 2021;89(1):4-11. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.20000331. PMID: 33498060
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
Diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Laboratory, PCR, and chest CT imaging findings.
Abbasi-Oshaghi E, Mirzaei F, Farahani F, Khodadadi I, Tayebinia H
Int J Surg 2020 Jul;79:143-153. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.018. PMID: 32422384Free PMC Article
Hepatitis B virus infection in children and adolescents.
Indolfi G, Easterbrook P, Dusheiko G, Siberry G, Chang MH, Thorne C, Bulterys M, Chan PL, El-Sayed MH, Giaquinto C, Jonas MM, Meyers T, Walsh N, Wirth S, Penazzato M
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019 Jun;4(6):466-476. Epub 2019 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30042-1. PMID: 30982722
Aetiology and Significance of Hospital-Acquired Infections in Mexico.
Alonso-Aguilar NM, Juarez-Enriquez SR, Castro-Escarpulli G, Rivera G, Bocanegra-Garcia V, Guo X, Luna-Herrera J, Aguilera-Arreola MG
Clin Lab 2017 Feb 1;63(2):207-218. doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2016.151119. PMID: 28182358

Therapy

Hand-hygiene-related clinical trials reported between 2014 and 2020: a comprehensive systematic review.
Clancy C, Delungahawatta T, Dunne CP
J Hosp Infect 2021 May;111:6-26. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.03.007. PMID: 33744382Free PMC Article
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
Hepatitis B virus infection in children and adolescents.
Indolfi G, Easterbrook P, Dusheiko G, Siberry G, Chang MH, Thorne C, Bulterys M, Chan PL, El-Sayed MH, Giaquinto C, Jonas MM, Meyers T, Walsh N, Wirth S, Penazzato M
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019 Jun;4(6):466-476. Epub 2019 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30042-1. PMID: 30982722
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care.
Gould DJ, Moralejo D, Drey N, Chudleigh JH, Taljaard M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Sep 1;9(9):CD005186. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005186.pub4. PMID: 28862335Free PMC Article
Hand protection.
Gerberding JL, Quebbeman EJ, Rhodes RS
Surg Clin North Am 1995 Dec;75(6):1133-9. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)46786-1. PMID: 7482139

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
Health care-associated hepatitis C virus infection.
Pozzetto B, Memmi M, Garraud O, Roblin X, Berthelot P
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Dec 14;20(46):17265-78. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17265. PMID: 25516637Free PMC Article
Epidemiology and diagnosis of health care-associated infections in the NICU.
Polin RA, Denson S, Brady MT; Committee on Fetus and Newborn; Committee on Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics 2012 Apr;129(4):e1104-9. Epub 2012 Mar 26 doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-0147. PMID: 22451708
Semmelweis revisited: hand hygiene and nosocomial disease transmission in the anesthesia workstation.
Biddle C
AANA J 2009 Jun;77(3):229-37. PMID: 19645173
Oral shedding of herpes simplex virus type 1: a review.
Scott DA, Coulter WA, Lamey PJ
J Oral Pathol Med 1997 Nov;26(10):441-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1997.tb00012.x. PMID: 9416573

Clinical prediction guides

Practical considerations for spirometry during the COVID-19 outbreak: Literature review and insights.
Crimi C, Impellizzeri P, Campisi R, Nolasco S, Spanevello A, Crimi N
Pulmonology 2021 Sep-Oct;27(5):438-447. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.07.011. PMID: 32800783Free PMC Article
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care.
Gould DJ, Moralejo D, Drey N, Chudleigh JH, Taljaard M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Sep 1;9(9):CD005186. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005186.pub4. PMID: 28862335Free PMC Article
Health care-associated hepatitis C virus infection.
Pozzetto B, Memmi M, Garraud O, Roblin X, Berthelot P
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Dec 14;20(46):17265-78. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17265. PMID: 25516637Free PMC Article
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE): transmission and control.
Tacconelli E, Cataldo MA
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2008 Feb;31(2):99-106. Epub 2007 Dec 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.08.026. PMID: 18164908
Influenza vaccination for healthcare workers who work with the elderly.
Thomas RE, Jefferson T, Demicheli V, Rivetti D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Jul 19;(3):CD005187. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005187.pub2. PMID: 16856082

Recent systematic reviews

Hand-hygiene-related clinical trials reported between 2014 and 2020: a comprehensive systematic review.
Clancy C, Delungahawatta T, Dunne CP
J Hosp Infect 2021 May;111:6-26. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.03.007. PMID: 33744382Free PMC Article
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care.
Gould DJ, Moralejo D, Drey N, Chudleigh JH, Taljaard M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Sep 1;9(9):CD005186. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005186.pub4. PMID: 28862335Free PMC Article
Tuberculosis transmission from healthcare workers to patients and co-workers: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Schepisi MS, Sotgiu G, Contini S, Puro V, Ippolito G, Girardi E
PLoS One 2015;10(4):e0121639. Epub 2015 Apr 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121639. PMID: 25835507Free PMC Article
Systematic review of the effectiveness of strategies to encourage patients to remind healthcare professionals about their hand hygiene.
Davis R, Parand A, Pinto A, Buetow S
J Hosp Infect 2015 Mar;89(3):141-62. Epub 2014 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.11.010. PMID: 25617088
Influenza vaccination for healthcare workers who work with the elderly.
Thomas RE, Jefferson T, Lasserson TJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Feb 17;(2):CD005187. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005187.pub3. PMID: 20166073

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