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Visitation and universal masking impact to healthcare-associated respiratory viral infection rates in a freestanding children’s hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2025

Kellie Rusin Open the ORCID record for Kellie Rusin [Opens in a new window] ,
Samuel R. Dominguez ,
Kelly Pearce ,
Lori Silveira ,
Ann-Christine Nyquist  and
Sara R. Saporta-Keating
Kellie Rusin*
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Samuel R. Dominguez
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Kelly Pearce
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Lori Silveira
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Ann-Christine Nyquist
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
Sara R. Saporta-Keating
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
*
Corresponding author: Kellie Rusin; Email: kellie.rusin@childrenscolorado.org
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Abstract

Pediatric healthcare-associated respiratory viral infections (HA-RVI) were evaluated during four intervention periods using different visitation models. Allowing two visitors and requiring universal masking significantly decreased HA-RVI rates (P < .001). There was no significant difference in HA-RVI rates between periods restricting younger siblings versus periods allowing all siblings without seasonal/age restriction.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , First View , pp. 1 - 3
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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Prior abstracts/Presentations: An oral abstract with initial study results was presented at the APIC 2024 Annual Conference San Antonio, Texas.

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