Is hand hygiene frequency associated with the onset of outbreaks in pediatric long-term care?

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• 作者：Bevin Cohen ; MPH ; MPhil^a ; ^{bac2116@columbia.edu} ; Meghan Murray ; MPH^a ; Haomiao Jia ; PhD^a ; Olivia Jackson ; RN ; BSN^b ; Lisa Saiman ; MD ; MPH^c ; ^d ; Natalie Neu ; MD ; MPH^c ; Gordon Hutcheon ; MD^b ; ^e ; Elaine Larson ; RN ; PhD ; CIC^a
• 关键词：Long-term care ; Pediatrics ; Outbreaks ; Acute respiratory infection
• 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：1 December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：44
• 期：12
• 页码：1492-1494
• 全文大小：173 K
• 卷排序：44

文摘

Respiratory and gastrointestinal outbreaks are common in pediatric long-term care. Hand hygiene does not differ in weeks prior to outbreaks versus other weeks. Effect of hand hygiene on outbreak prevention may differ in pediatric versus adult facilities.