title: Infection control matters in home healthcare: Mumps update.
abstract: Infection control is pivotal to good nursing care. This column is dedicated to new developments in infection control that affect home healthcare nursing. In this issue, we examine the outbreak of mumps that began in the Midwestern states resulting in new mumps immunization guidelines for all healthcare providers.
authors.affiliation: Saint Joseph's College, Standish, Maine, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon Dezzani
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006282:Health Personnel; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D017053:Infection Control; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D009107:Mumps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States