Barriers to the Use of PPE to Prevent Pertussis Exposures in a Pediatric Primary Care Network | Zendy

Julie L. Fierro | Zendy; M. Middleton | Zendy; A. N. Smallwood | Zendy; Susan Rettig | Zendy; Chris Feudtner | Zendy; Susan Coffin | Zendy; Kristen A. Feemster | Zendy

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Barriers to the Use of PPE to Prevent Pertussis Exposures in a Pediatric Primary Care Network

Author(s) -

Julie L. Fierro,

M. Middleton,

A. N. Smallwood,

Susan Rettig,

Chris Feudtner,

Susan Coffin,

Kristen A. Feemster

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piu033

Subject(s) - medicine , personal protective equipment , odds ratio , ambulatory , infection control , confidence interval , health care , family medicine , pediatrics , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , economics , economic growth

The resurgence of pertussis is contributing to mounting healthcare worker (HCW) exposures, especially within pediatric outpatient settings. Infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for ambulatory sites exist, but are not uniformly implemented. Our aim was to identify facilitators and barriers to the use of IPC practices to prevent pertussis transmission in ambulatory pediatric settings.

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