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标题：Infection control in child care settings
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作者：Mark J Ferson
期刊名称：Communicable Diseases Intelligence
印刷版ISSN：1447-4514
电子版ISSN：1445-4866
出版年度：1997
卷号：21
期号：22
出版社：Government Department of Health and Ageing
摘要：Over one-third of all under five year old Australian children use some form of licensed child care.The majority of research on infectious diseases in children using care, mainly emanating fromNorth America and Scandinavia, suggests that children in preschool or long day care suffer morefrequent infections and more days of illness than those cared for at home or in family day care. Inorder to minimise these risks it is necessary to apply infection control principles. In this articl einfection risk factors are outlined and recommendations for immunisation, preventative practices, the use of antibiotics and outbreak management are presented