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Guidelines for Elective Pediatric Fiberoptic Intubation
Published on: January 17, 2011
Infection prevention and control practices in pediatric long-term care facilities
Meghan T Murray1, Bevin Cohen1, Natalie Neu2
1School of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Abstract:
Pediatric long-term care facilities (pLTCFs) provide for children with chronic, complex medical needs and therefore face unique challenges for infection prevention and control (IP&C). At a conference in 2012, pLTCF providers reported IP&C issues of greatest concern in a survey. Major concerns included the lack of IP&C best practice guidelines, multidrug-resistant bacteria, and viral respiratory infections. Best practice guidelines for IP&C specific to pLTCF populations should be developed and evaluated.
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