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GuidelineInfection control and hospital epidemiology2025

SHEA practice update: infection prevention and control (IPC) in residential facilities for pediatric patients and their families.

Judith A Guzman-Cottrill, Daniel B Blatt, Kristina A Bryant, Caitlin L McGrath, Danielle M Zerr, Ayelet Rosenthal, Larry K Kociolek, Catherine Murphy, Karen A Ravin

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Guideline in Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Infection prevention and control ofAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Judith A Guzman-CottrillDepartment of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Daniel B BlattDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5322-6287
Kristina A BryantDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Caitlin L McGrathDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1733-1896
Danielle M ZerrDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Ayelet RosenthalDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1143-829X
Larry K KociolekDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8756-3417
Catherine MurphyDivision of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Karen A RavinDepartment of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7866-8359

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2011, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) established a formal collaboration to develop the first IPC guideline. Both organizations agreed that RMH programs staff and other organizations operating similar programs would benefit from a standardized approach. In 2023, the collaboration was re-established to revise and update the original IPC guideline. This SHEA Practice Update on "Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in Residential Facilities for Pediatric Patients and Their Families" addresses preventing transmission of infectious agents in "home away from home" residential settings, of which the Ronald McDonald Houses (RMHs) serve as a prototype.

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Cross InfectionInfection ControlResidential FacilitiesChildHumansUnited States

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PMID39539053
PMCPMC11717477

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