title: Health care-associated infections and visiting policy in an intensive care unit.
abstract: A frequent objection to the unrestricted visiting policy in intensive care units (ICUs) is the risk of acquired infections. In a mixed 8-bed ICU, an adopted shift from a restricted to a partially unrestricted visiting policy did not result in an increase in ICU-acquired infections.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy. pmalacarne@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malacarne
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corini
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008875:Middle Aged; D016134:Organizational Policy; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*