New York City-based Mount Sinai Health has opted to follow the World Health Organization's recommendations for removing personal protective equipment without coming in contact with potentially infectious materials, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The WHO's protocol includes more opportunities for hand hygiene than the protocols outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the report.
"I don't think [the CDC's version] is inadequate," said Brian Koll, executive director of infection prevention for Mount Sinai, in the report. "What I like about the WHO version is, every time you take off a piece of PPE, there's a hand hygiene step built in."
Healthcare workers wash their hands after removing each layer of PPE if following the WHO protocol. The CDC calls for hand hygiene immediately after removing all PPE and not after each layer, according to the report.
Mount Sinai has had five suspected cases of Ebola since August, though none have tested positive.
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