Simple and effective measures for control of enteric cross-infection in a children's hospital.
This report shows how simple measures have reduced the rate of enteric cross-infection from 61 cases a year to close to zero in an old and architecturally unsatisfactory children's hospital.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007494:Ireland; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010356:Patient Isolation