Effect of cleaning and disinfection of toys on infectious diseases and micro-organisms in daycare nurseries

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 109-115

  Ibfelt, T ^a   Engelund, E H ^b   Schultz, A C ^c   Andersen, L P ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b DHI   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Child care; Cleaning; Environment; Handwashing; Hygiene; Paediatrics; Toys; Virus

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADENOVIRIDAE; ARTICLE; BOCAPARVOVIRUS; CHILD; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; DAY CARE; DISINFECTION; DNA VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS A; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS B; INFANT; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NURSERY; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; RNA VIRUS; BACTERIA; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODS; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSERIES; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; VIRUSES;

BACTERIA; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; NURSERIES; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; VIRUSES;

EID: 84921592300     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.10.007     Document Type: Article

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