Evaluation of the impact of shigellosis exclusion policies in childcare settings upon detection of a shigellosis outbreak

Abstract Background In the event of a shigellosis outbreak in a childcare setting, exclusion policies are typically applied to afflicted children to limit shigellosis transmission. However, there is scarce evidence of their impact. Methods We evaluated five exclusion policies: Children return to chi...

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Main Authors: Cristina Carias, Eduardo A. Undurraga, Jacqueline Hurd, Emily B. Kahn, Martin I. Meltzer, Anna Bowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3796-7