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. 2011 Dec;39(10):898-900.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.018. Epub 2011 Jul 23.

Health care-associated infections and visiting policy in an intensive care unit

Paolo Malacarne  1 , Marzia Corini, Debora Petri
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Health care-associated infections and visiting policy in an intensive care unit

Paolo Malacarne et al. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

A frequent objection to the unrestricted visiting policy in intensive care units (ICUs) is the risk of acquired infections. In a mixed 8-bed ICU, an adopted shift from a restricted to a partially unrestricted visiting policy did not result in an increase in ICU-acquired infections.

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