id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-315356-9zf2h0xr Apisarnthanarak, Anucha Issues Relevant to the Adoption and Modification of Hospital Infection-Control Recommendations for Avian Influenza (H5N1 Infection) in Developing Countries 2007-11-15 .txt text/plain 3003 156 36 In developing countries, health care worker preparedness training should address the modes of avian influenza transmission and specify how to implement appropriate infection-control strategies to prevent and control the spread of avian influenza. Pandemic influenza preparedness plans must include health care administrative support, mechanisms to rapidly create temporary isolation facilities, systems to restrict access to exposed health care workers, and plans to involve specialists to screen and identify cases early, to provide for continuous monitoring to ensure adherence to optimal infection-control practices, and to provide regular feedback to health care workers Given the experience of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreaks, which occurred in both designated "SARS hospitals" and "non-SARS hospitals" [40] [41] [42] , global preparedness plans should facilitate administrative, fiscal, and infrastructure support for routine occupational health and safety programs for HCWs, appropriate infection-control expertise, and infrastructure in health care settings, available PPE for HCWs, and epidemiological resources for the prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases. ./cache/cord-315356-9zf2h0xr.txt ./txt/cord-315356-9zf2h0xr.txt