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ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2015

Are identity badges and lanyards in pediatrics potentially contaminated with viral pathogens?

Chun Yi Ting, Daryl R Cheng, Despina Kotsanas, Carl D Kirkwood, Nada Bogdanovic-Sakran, Rhonda L Stuart, Jim P Buttery

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7 authors.

Chun Yi TingCentral Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; KK Women and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
Daryl R ChengMonash Children's Hospital, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: daryl.cheng@monashhealth.org.
Despina KotsanasMonash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Carl D KirkwoodEnteric Virus Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Nada Bogdanovic-SakranEnteric Virus Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Rhonda L StuartMonash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash Children's Hospital, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Jim P ButteryDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Monash Children's Hospital; Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; SAEFVIC, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identity (ID) badges and lanyards worn by pediatric health care workers (HCWs) have been shown to be potential vectors of nosocomial bacterial infections. This cross-sectional study determined the contamination of ID badges and lanyards worn by pediatric HCWs with common respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses. The results showed that ID badges and lanyards are not significantly contaminated with common respiratory or gastrointestinal viruses and are unlikely to be a significant vector for nosocomial infection.

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Environmental MicrobiologyCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth PersonnelHospitals, PediatricHumansMaleStudents, MedicalVirusesGastrointestinal virusesIdentity badgesNosocomial infectionRespiratoryViral contamination

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PMID26300101
PMCPMC7132735

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