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

BACKGROUND: Studies in adult long-term care facilities (LTCFs) have shown a correlation between hand hygiene (HH) and viral outbreak reduction, but no such studies have been conducted in pediatric LTCFs where the epidemiology of viral pathogens is different. METHODS: We compared electronically monit...

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Published in:Am J Infect Control
Main Authors: Cohen, Bevin, Murray, Meghan, Jia, Haomiao, Jackson, Olivia, Saiman, Lisa, Neu, Natalie, Hutcheon, Gordon, Larson, Elaine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5135613/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27566873
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.06.022
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