Evidence review of physical distancing and partition screens to reduce healthcare acquired SARS-CoV-2

We review the evidence base for two newly introduced Infection prevention and control strategies within UK hospitals. The new standard infection control precaution of 2 metres physical distancing and the use of partition screens as a means of source control of infection for SARS-CoV-2. Following rev...

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Autores principales: Rooney, C.M., McIntyre, J., Ritchie, L., Wilcox, M.H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8081747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2021.100144
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author Rooney, C.M.
McIntyre, J.
Ritchie, L.
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description We review the evidence base for two newly introduced Infection prevention and control strategies within UK hospitals. The new standard infection control precaution of 2 metres physical distancing and the use of partition screens as a means of source control of infection for SARS-CoV-2. Following review of Ovid-MEDLINE and governmental SAGE outputs there is limited evidence to support the use of 2 metres physical distancing and partition screens within healthcare.
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spelling pubmed-80817472021-04-29 Evidence review of physical distancing and partition screens to reduce healthcare acquired SARS-CoV-2 Rooney, C.M. McIntyre, J. Ritchie, L. Wilcox, M.H. Infect Prev Pract Review We review the evidence base for two newly introduced Infection prevention and control strategies within UK hospitals. The new standard infection control precaution of 2 metres physical distancing and the use of partition screens as a means of source control of infection for SARS-CoV-2. Following review of Ovid-MEDLINE and governmental SAGE outputs there is limited evidence to support the use of 2 metres physical distancing and partition screens within healthcare. Elsevier 2021-04-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8081747/ /pubmed/34316581 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2021.100144 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_fullStr Evidence review of physical distancing and partition screens to reduce healthcare acquired SARS-CoV-2
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