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. 2016 Jul;37(7):859-62.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.73. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

Impact of Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives on Acute Respiratory Infections in a Pediatric Long-Term Care Facility

Meghan T Murray  1 , Olivia Jackson  2 , Bevin Cohen  1 , Gordon Hutcheon  2 , Lisa Saiman  3 , Elaine Larson  1 , Natalie Neu  2
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Impact of Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives on Acute Respiratory Infections in a Pediatric Long-Term Care Facility

Meghan T Murray et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

We evaluated the collective impact of several infection prevention and control initiatives aimed at reducing acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in a pediatric long-term care facility. ARIs did not decrease overall, though the proportion of infections associated with outbreaks and average number of cases per outbreak decreased. Influenza rates decreased significantly. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:859-862.

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Potential conflicts of interest: All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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