Infection prevention and control practices among pediatric family caregivers during respiratory viral season and an enteric outbreak.

IF 3 4区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI:10.1017/ice.2025.53

Aparna Darbha, Meghan Engbretson, Nisha Thampi

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Abstract

We audited family caregivers' hand hygiene (HH) and masking practices at a pediatric tertiary care center during a period of increased community viral circulation and an enteric outbreak. Observed HH rates were below 5%, whereas masking was above 90%. Awareness of practices can inform strategies in caregiver infection prevention education.

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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

6.70%

发文量

289

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology provides original, peer-reviewed scientific articles for anyone involved with an infection control or epidemiology program in a hospital or healthcare facility. Written by infection control practitioners and epidemiologists and guided by an editorial board composed of the nation''s leaders in the field, ICHE provides a critical forum for this vital information.