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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3796-7 |