Variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a UK nationwide survey
Global pandemics, such as H1N1, are a major risk for neonatal patients. We surveyed UK tertiary and district neonatal units about visiting and infection control policies relating to viral respiratory infections. There was marked variation with visiting policies, tertiary units being more restrictive...
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| author | Tan, Shin Clarkson, Martin Sharkey, Don |
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| description | Global pandemics, such as H1N1, are a major risk for neonatal patients. We surveyed UK tertiary and district neonatal units about visiting and infection control policies relating to viral respiratory infections. There was marked variation with visiting policies, tertiary units being more restrictive. Isolation, screening and outbreak management of infected babies was highly variable posing a risk in future pandemics. |
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| spelling | nottingham-483682020-05-04T19:16:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48368/ Variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a UK nationwide survey Tan, Shin Clarkson, Martin Sharkey, Don Global pandemics, such as H1N1, are a major risk for neonatal patients. We surveyed UK tertiary and district neonatal units about visiting and infection control policies relating to viral respiratory infections. There was marked variation with visiting policies, tertiary units being more restrictive. Isolation, screening and outbreak management of infected babies was highly variable posing a risk in future pandemics. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2017-11-03 Article PeerReviewed Tan, Shin, Clarkson, Martin and Sharkey, Don (2017) Variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a UK nationwide survey. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal . ISSN 0891-3668 https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=00006454-900000000-96859 doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000001820 doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000001820 |
| spellingShingle | Tan, Shin Clarkson, Martin Sharkey, Don Variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a UK nationwide survey |
| title | Variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a UK nationwide survey |
| title_full | Variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a UK nationwide survey |
| title_fullStr | Variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a UK nationwide survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a UK nationwide survey |
| title_short | Variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a UK nationwide survey |
| title_sort | variation in visiting and isolation policies in neonatal units: a uk nationwide survey |
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