id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-264079-u0nkjexi Murphy, Dianne The use of gowns and masks to control respiratory illness in pediatric hospital personnel 1981-11-30 .txt text/plain 2674 152 56 title: The use of gowns and masks to control respiratory illness in pediatric hospital personnel Nosocomial disease often lengthens the hospital stay and, in some instances, may be severe or even fatal> ~ For certain viruses, particularly respiratory syncytial virus, there is a high frequency of infection in nursing, medical, and other stafP ..... Children with respiratory disease are usually placed in isolation and hospital personnel may be cohorted or required to wear gowns when administering patient care. The efficacy of this approach in the control of RSV therefore designed a prospective study to examine the effect of various control methods on the acquisition of symptomatic respiratory infections by medical personnel caring for infants with respiratory disease. We were unable to demonstrate any effect of adding the use of both gown and mask to the usual handwashing routine on the development of illness in personnel caring for infants with respiratory disease. ./cache/cord-264079-u0nkjexi.txt ./txt/cord-264079-u0nkjexi.txt