however in South Africa one HCW
contracted EBV when using normal surgical attire during
placement of a central line in a patient with undiagnosed
EBV. This occurred despite no obvious lapse in infection
control. In contrast, once EBV had been diagnosed in the
HCW, respirators, impermeable one-piece suits and visors
were used (according to South African guidelines), and no
Editorial / International Journal of Nursing Studies 51 (2014) 1421–1426 1423further infections occurred despite procedures such as
intubation, mechanical ventilation, dialysis, central line
placement and the insertion of a Swan Ganz catheter