The Effect of Contact Precautions on Healthcare Worker Activity in Acute Care Hospitals
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology2012Vol. 34(1), pp. 69–73
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Daniel J. Morgan, Lisa Pineles, Michelle Shardell, Margaret Graham, Shahrzad Mohammadi, Graeme N. Forrest, Heather Schacht Reisinger, Marin L. Schweizer, Eli N. Perencevich
Abstract
Contact precautions were found to be associated with activities likely to reduce transmission of resistant pathogens, such as fewer visits and better hand hygiene at exit, while exposing patients on contact precautions to less HCW contact, less visitor contact, and potentially other unintended outcomes.
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