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. 2020 Oct 22:piaa126. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa126

Visitor Restriction Policy on Pediatric Wards during Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak: A Survey Study across North America

Taito Kitano 1,, Pierre-Philippe Piché-Renaud 1, Helen E Groves 1, Laurie Streitenberger 1, Renee Freeman 1, Michelle Science 1
PMCID: PMC7665605  PMID: 33090211

Abstract

Visitor restriction policies in pediatric wards during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak are variable. Among 36 hospitals that responded to our survey, 97% allowed at least one visitor, with 67% restricting to one caregiver. 69% required the visitor to wear personal protective equipment and only 19% allowed non-household visitors.

Keywords: COVID-19, Novel Coronavirus, Pediatrics, Infection Control, Visitor, Survey


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