Spain: Spanish Nurse Who Treated Ebola Victim in Madrid Tests Positive For Disease - 2nd confirming test confirms nosocomial transmission

[kiwibird]

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I found this screenshot of instructions how to use PPE on my PC, can't remember where I got it, don't know if it's useful:

This is brilliant - can we add it to the thread about the "trash bag method"?

Okay - editing to say - link didn't even copy with my quote! Sooo technically challenged! Can anyone... Add this link to the trash bag thread? I will try - but may not be successful!

 

[casey]

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http://www.straitstimes.com/news/wo...resa-romero-better-state-and-talking-20141011

Spain Ebola patient Teresa Romero in 'better' state and talking

The condition of a Spanish nurse infected with the deadly Ebola virus has improved and she is talking, a medical source said on Saturday.

The nurse, Teresa Romero, ?is quite a bit better than yesterday. Her condition improved in the night. She is conscious and talks from time to time when she is in a good mood,? the source told AFP.

Her condition ?is serious but is improving", the source said.

Doctors in Madrid started treating Romero with the experimental Ebola treatment ZMapp late on Friday, the source added.

 

[USALady]

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As far as I know, there's nothing wrong with using tape with PPE. I'm an ex-nuke, and various kinds of tape are used for these tasks in nuclear plants. The trick to it is to make a little tiny tab at the overlap on the tape when you dress, so that when you come back out you can get the tape back off without a struggle while wearing gloves! With cloth suits we wore masking tape, with waterproof suits electrical tape or duct tape impregnated with plastic. And there are other kinds of tape now too, I'm sure, maybe even waterproof medical tape. Depending on how many layers of gloves we wore, and what the job at hand was, we taped the outside layer or the next to the outside layer of gloves to the sleeve. The tape also keeps floppy cuffs from picking up contamination that you may not notice.

There should be several layers of thin gloves, so that you can take off dirty work gloves, then remove the outside layer of your clothes with gloves on, and this would include the tape. And still have gloves on. Think of coming out of anti-contamination clothing as removing layers, and the gloves are layers too. I always wore one extra set of latex gloves, so that this was the last bit of special clothing that came off.

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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This is brilliant - can we add it to the thread about the "trash bag method"?

Okay - editing to say - link didn't even copy with my quote! Sooo technically challenged! Can anyone... Add this link to the trash bag thread? I will try - but may not be successful!

Can you use your "snipping tool" to create a picture, then post that picture?

.

 

[Emily]

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As far as I know, there's nothing wrong with using tape with PPE. I'm an ex-nuke, and various kinds of tape are used for these tasks in nuclear plants. The trick to it is to make a little tiny tab at the overlap on the tape when you dress, so that when you come back out you can get the tape back off without a struggle while wearing gloves! With cloth suits we wore masking tape, with waterproof suits electrical tape or duct tape impregnated with plastic. And there are other kinds of tape now too, I'm sure, maybe even waterproof medical tape. Depending on how many layers of gloves we wore, and what the job at hand was, we taped the outside layer or the next to the outside layer of gloves to the sleeve. The tape also keeps floppy cuffs from picking up contamination that you may not notice.

There should be several layers of thin gloves, so that you can take off dirty work gloves, then remove the outside layer of your clothes with gloves on, and this would include the tape. And still have gloves on. Think of coming out of anti-contamination clothing as removing layers, and the gloves are layers too. I always wore one extra set of latex gloves, so that this was the last bit of special clothing that came off.

Welcome, USALady! Your knowledge of safety practices could indeed be very helpful in setting up procedures for hospitals dealing with these kinds of pathogens. It's nice to hear about a workplace where worker safety is put first. There are far too few of these environments, IMO. I saw your other post about having an observer during PPE removal like I believe Samaritan's Purse and MSF are doing in Africa, and I hope that will be standard practice.

I would certainly never blame a tired healthcare worker when something goes wrong in badly managed operation.

 

[Emily]

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Adding to casey's good news -

http://news.yahoo.com/ebola-monitoring-rises-spain-tries-contain-health-crisis-113329659.html

Spanish Ebola victim conscious and sitting unaided
Reuters
9 hours ago
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An experimental treatment, ZMab, is available in Spain for use in her case, a health source said. However, it was not clear whether she was now being given the drug. She was given antibodies from previously infected patients earlier this week.

The ZMab combination drug, made by Canada-based company Defyrus Inc., is one of the agents used to make ZMapp, another treatment, which was developed by MappBiopharmaceutical Inc. ZMapp has been used on some Ebola sufferers, a number of whom survived, but available supplies are exhausted.

First I heard of ZMab.

Several hundred protesters calling for government officials to step down gathered in central Madrid on Saturday evening, carrying a banner that read "We are all Teresa". Earlier in the day, animal rights campaigners demonstrated in several cities because the Madrid government had Romero's pet dog, Excalibur, put down this week, fearing it could spread the disease.

They should step down. They demoralized, horrified and frightened people all over the world. Spain deserves better.

 

[Dani]

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Spanish Nurse With Ebola Slightly Better, Doctors Say

Also, no other cases so far.

 

[FrenchieGirl]

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A Teresa Romero family member confirms that "she stands up" and "drinks liquids"

Approximate Google Translation

A cousin of Teresa Romero has confirmed today that the nursing assistant, Carlos III admitted to hospital with ebola, "and rises as you feel, fluid intake and is very lively"

the nursing assistant was able to speak with her husband, Javier Lim?n, who has not informed him that his dog has died Excalibur. He also added that Teresa has "gaps" and does not remember "many things" and that doctors "have hope" and there are "optimistic she can beat the disease."
In this talk, Lemon has asked Teresa if she would treat a patient with Ebola, to which she replied: "Of course, and now that I have the antibodies nothing happens."

Teresa's husband has asked a psychiatrist for counsel on how to help his wife when she comes out of the hospital and the "impact" of their case.

 

[Emily]

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Excellent news, FrenchieGirl! I heard on the news today that Nurse Romero did not know about Excalibur's execution yet. Her husband is wise to get counsel on this. I think feeling needed to help other patient's will help her will to live.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/10/15/Spanish-Ebola-Nurse-May-Take-Legal-Action-Against-Madrid-Health-Chief-for-Disparaging-Remarks

Rodr?guez apologized to the couple yesterday in a public statement. "I give my most sincere apologies to Teresa," Rodr?guez stated, "an accredited professional with more than 15 years of experience, and a more committed woman than anyone. She, like many other excellent professionals, volunteered to treat the missionaries suffering from Ebola and deserves all my respect."

The El Mundo report notes that the couple have refused to accept the apology...

If only there were just cruel words to apologize for in this case.

 

[TMI]

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spain-ebola-patient-improving-tested-26234790

Spain Ebola Patient Improving, 1 to Be Tested

MADRID ? Oct 16, 2014, 7:42 AM ET

A Spanish Health Ministry spokesman says the condition of a nursing assistant with Ebola appears to be improving but a person who came into contact with her before she was hospitalized Oct. 6 has a fever and will be hospitalized and tested for the virus.

Spokesman Fernando Simon says nursing assistant Teresa Romero is in stable condition at Madrid's Carlos III hospital and the level of Ebola virus in her body is declining.

Simon said Thursday the person to be tested reported having a fever above 37.7 degrees Celsius (99.9 degrees Fahrenheit) ? the level Spanish authorities have set for at-risk people to be tested.

He did not identify the person but said it is not a health care worker. The result is expected Thursday night.

Not a healthcare worker, wonder if it is the hairdresser?

 

[MHSC]

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We should start a separate thread for the newly suspected case.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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computertranslation

14:05 Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría: "Teresa Romero is in a stable condition with slight improvement"

14:07 Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, regarding the latest results regarding Ebola , stresses that the last three admitted yesterday came back negative.

14:08 On the other admitted Carlos III de Madrid as contact Teresa Romero still asymptomatic.

14:22 So as you balance this hearing, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría has confirmed that the four entered during the yesterday have tested negative for Ebola in the first test.

http://endirecto.lavanguardia.com/salud/20141017/54417997810/ebola.html

 

[Gemineye]

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We should start a separate thread for the newly suspected case.

Good idea. Hope it is done in the future.

 

[TMI]

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spain-ebola-patient-improving-tested-26234790


Not a healthcare worker, wonder if it is the hairdresser?

We should start a separate thread for the newly suspected case.

Good idea. Hope it is done in the future.

....my apologies. I (incorrectly) assumed that only senior members or moderators started threads

A separate thread was created by Delfin for this case

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=552550#post552550

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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computertranslation

The health status of Teresa Romero evolves 'favorably' and 15 remain hospitalized don't have symptoms of Ebola

19/10/2014

The Spanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero , infected with Ebola , continues to evolve "favorably" on the Hospital Carlos III de Madrid, while 15 people remain hospitalized for having contact with her ​​are "asymptomatic".

According to today's announcement of the Special Committee for the management of the disease by the Ebola virus, Teresa Romero, first spread of Ebola outside Africa, "progressing well".

More: El Mundo

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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computertranslation

Teresa Romero is negative in the first test of Ebola

The nursing assistant requires a second confirmatory test will be done within 24 to 48 hours

10.19.2014 | 20:30

EFE / MADRID The nursing assistant infected Ebola , Teresa Romero, tested negative in the last PCR test, "zero viral load," he told reporters spokeswoman, Teresa Mesa, family after receiving this information from doctors caring for the patient in the hospital Carlos III de Madrid.

However, this does not mean that it is free of the virus, he explained, because it requires a second confirmatory test within 24 to 48 hours, said family spokesman.

Levante

Spanish patient's Ebola levels virtually nil

By Al Goodman, CNN

October 19, 2014

- A Spanish nurse's aide has Ebola levels so low they are practically negative

- Two latest tests have shown only a "background" level of Ebola

- If a third test comes back the same, the chances of her relapsing are very low

- She will still remain hospitalized for days or weeks

 

[nola_mnr]

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http://www.jamestownsun.com/content/spanish-hospital-releases-five-patients-under-watch-ebola

MADRID, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A Spanish hospital has released five patients who had been under observation in an isolation ward after having been in contact with a nurse who was infected with Ebola, a government health committee announced on Thursday.
[...]
Ten other people who had contact with Romero remain in isolation in Madrid's Carlos III hospital, including her husband, though none have shown symptoms.

Another 68 people considered to be at low risk of having caught the disease are staying inside their homes and checking their temperature several times a day.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Husband of Spanish Ebola survivor, 9 others leave hospital as 21-day observation period ends

CIARAN GILES / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OCTOBER 27, 2014 04:55 AM


MADRID - Ten people who had contact with a Spanish nursing assistant who survived Ebola have been released from a Madrid hospital, among them the woman's husband.

A spokeswoman for Carlos III hospital says they left Monday after 21 days under observation with no symptoms. Nursing assistant Teresa Romero was cleared of the virus last week but is still being treated for aftereffects.

- See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/husban...on-period-ends-1.1467817#sthash.z9ibDIx2.dpuf

 

[Emily]

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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/10/23/spanish-nurse-who-beat-ebola-questioning-decision-to-kill-her-dog/?intcmp=obnetwork

Nurse who beat Ebola asks authorities why they killed her dog
Published October 23, 2014
Associated Press
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MADRID ? The husband of the Spanish nursing assistant who beat Ebola says his wife now knows that authorities killed their dog Excalibur while she was in the hospital and is questioning that decision.
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Limon said "she is asking herself why they killed the dog, who wasn't to blame for anything."...