SMJ articles in the category "white-coat"

Review Article

CME Article: What’s Up Your Sleeve? A Scoping Review of White Coat Contamination and Horizontal Microbial Transmission

Objectives: White coats have been suggested to serve as fomites carrying and transmitting pathogenic organisms and potentially increasing the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). We aimed to examine the current evidence regarding white coat contamination and its role in horizontal transmission and HAIs risk. We also examined handling practices and…

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Review Article

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Primary Care

The accurate assessment and appropriate management of blood pressure (BP) is critical for primary care physicians. Traditional office-based BP measurement has limitations that can be addressed, in part, through the use of ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM). Because BP readings are provided at specific time intervals throughout a 24-hour period, ABPM…

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