Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control

Edited by Kristina A. Bryant, Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, and Compiled by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society PIDS

A comprehensive resource for infection prevention across the spectrum of pediatric healthcare settings, including acute care hospitals, ambulatory practices, and long-term care facilities
Assembled and curated by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the world's largest organization dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases that affect children
Infection- and setting-oriented chapters provide practical, expert guidance on a subject where evidence-based guidelines don't currently exist
Includes clinical scenarios that maximize resonance with reader and lend real-world applicability to guidelines
Links to evidence-based guidelines where available, plus sample policies for institutions, algorithms, and educational tools
An essential resource for infection preventionists, healthcare epidemiologists, infectious disease fellows, and anyone who provides support for infection-prevention programs in pediatric facilities

Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control

Edited by Kristina A. Bryant, Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, and Compiled by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society PIDS

Description

AN INNOVATIVE AND ESSENTIAL NEW TOOL IN FIGHTING HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

The Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control is the most comprehensive, practical resource available on infection prevention across the spectrum of pediatric healthcare settings, including acute care hospitals, ambulatory practices, and long-term care facilities. It addresses the nuances and challenges specific to pediatric infection prevention, providing expert guidance on topics where evidence-based guidelines don't currently exist.

Expertly written and exceptionally practical, this handbook is an essential resource for infection preventionists, healthcare epidemiologists, infectious disease fellows, and anyone who provides support for infection-prevention programs in pediatric facilities.

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The Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control is a publication of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the world's largest organization dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases that affect children.

Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control

Edited by Kristina A. Bryant, Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, and Compiled by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society PIDS

Contributors
1. Pathogens Spread Via Respiratory Route
Claudette Poole, MD and Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH
2. Device-Associated Infections (Outside of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
Manjiree V. Karandikar, MD, Grace M. Lee, MD, MPH, Galit Holzmann-Pazgal, MD, and Susan Coffin, MD, MPH
3. Device Associated Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Caroline Quach, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FSHEA
4. Surgical Site Infections
Aqsa Shakoor, MD, William Middlesworth, MD, and Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH
5. Clostridium difficile and norovirus
Thomas J. Sandora, MD, MPH
6. Prevention of Infections with Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Organisms
Lorry G. Rubin, MD, and Gholamabbas Amin Ostovar, MD
7. Breast Milk Handling and Misadministration
Donna Fisher, MD
8. Management of Hospital Visitors
Preeti Mehrotra, MD, MPH, and Andi L. Shane, MD, MPH, MSc
9. Hospital-Based Playrooms, Classrooms and Pet Therapy
Jane M. Gould, MD
10. Pertussis and Influenza Cocooning Immunization Strategies
Meera Varman, MD, Sarah Turner Pietruszka, and Karen Lehan
11. Infection Prevention in Ambulatory and Emergency Department Settings
W. Matthew Linam, MD, MS, Michele D. Honeycutt, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, and Vini Vijayan, MD
12. Pediatric Long-Term Care, Behavioral Health, Residential Facilities and Similar Settings
Candace Johnson, MD, Meghan Murray, RN, MPH, Olivia Jackson, RN, and Natalie Neu, MD
13. Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatrics
Emily A. Thorell, MD and Jared Olson, PharmD
Appendix: Overview of Transmission-Based Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment
Index

Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control

Edited by Kristina A. Bryant, Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, and Compiled by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society PIDS

Author Information

Edited by Kristina A. Bryant, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Edited by Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, and Compiled by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society PIDS

Kristina A. Bryant, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, at the University of Louisville and the healthcare epidemiologist at Norton Children's Hospital. She is President-Elect of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the PIDS liaison to the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Board of Trustees. Since December 2016, she has served as a member of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), a federal advisory committee that provides advice and guidance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding strategies for surveillance and prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in United States health care facilities.

Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, DO, is Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, at the Oregon Health & Science University and an infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology consultant for the Oregon Health Authority's HAI Program, where she serves as the Medical Director for Ebola and Emerging Pathogen Preparedness. Dr. Guzman-Cottrill is the owner and founder of Owner at Infection Prevention Consulting of Oregon, LLC. She is a member of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Board of Trustees and Chair of the the SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council Steering Committee.

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) is the world's largest organization dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases that affect children.

Contributors:

Susan Coffin, MD, MPH
Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Donna Fisher, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Baystate Children's Hospital
Springfield, MA
Medical Director, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine
Amherst, MA

Jane M. Gould, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Galit Holzmann-Pazgal, MD
Associate Director of Infection Prevention
Texas Children's Hospital - West Campus
Houston, TX

Michele D. Honeycutt, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Director of Infection Prevention
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, AR

Olivia Jackson, RN
Elizabeth Seton Pediatrics Center
Yonkers, New York

Candace Johnson, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Manjiree V. Karandikar, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA

Grace M. Lee, MD, MPH
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Practice Innovation
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Palo Alto, CA

Karen Lehan
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, NE

W. Matthew Linam, MD, MS
Medical Director of Quality Improvement for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Preeti Mehrotra, MD, MPH
Division of Infectious Diseases
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

William Middlesworth, MD
Department of Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Meghan Murray, RN, MPH
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY

Natalie Neu, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH
Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Professor, Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO

Jared Olson, PharmD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT

Gholabamas Amin Ostovar, MD
Department of Infection Prevention and Control
Maricopa Integrated Health System
University of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Sarah Turner Pietruszka
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, NE

Claudette Poole, MD
Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Division of Pediatrics
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL

Caroline Quach, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FSHEA
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Infectious disease & Immunology
University of Montreal
Medical Lead, Infection Prevention & Control
CHU Sainte-Justine
Pediatric Medical Director
OPTILAB Montreal-CHUM
Montreal, QC
Canada

Lorry G. Rubin, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Pediatrics
Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
New Hyde Park, NY
Department of Pediatrics
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Hempstead, NY

Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Infection Prevention and Control
New York Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, NY

Thomas J. Sandora, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Aqsa Shakoor, MD
Department of Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Andi L. Shane, MD, MPH, MSc
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Global Health
Marcus Professor, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Emily A. Thorell, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT

Meera Varman, MD
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, NE

Vini Vijayan, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR