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Updated Literature review now available: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Infectious Diseases of High Consequence (IDHC)

29 May 2017

This literature review has been updated to include a new recommendation:

‘Respirator hoods must be fluid-resistant and must offer barrier protection that is equivalent to the gown or coverall component of the PPE ensemble.’

It can be viewed at http://www.nipcm.hps.scot.nhs.uk/resources/literature-reviews/transmission-based-precautions-literature-reviews/