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

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 44; no. 12; pp. 1492 - 1494
• Main Authors: Cohen, Bevin, MPH, MPhil, Murray, Meghan, MPH, Jia, Haomiao, PhD, Jackson, Olivia, RN, BSN, Saiman, Lisa, MD, MPH, Neu, Natalie, MD, MPH, Hutcheon, Gordon, MD, Larson, Elaine, RN, PhD, CIC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-12-2016; Mosby-Year Book, Inc; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc
• Subjects: Acute respiratory infection; Adolescent; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Correlation analysis; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Disease control; Disease Outbreaks; Electronic monitoring; Female; Gastroenteritis - epidemiology; Gastroenteritis - prevention & control; Hand Hygiene - methods; Hands; Health facilities; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Hygiene; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infection Control; Infectious Disease; Long term health care; Long-Term Care; Major; Male; Outbreaks; Pediatrics; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - prevention & control; Virus Diseases - epidemiology; Virus Diseases - prevention & control; Young Adult; Pediatrics; Outbreaks; Acute respiratory infection; Long-term care
• ISSN: 0196-6553; 1527-3296
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.06.022

Highlights • 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.