TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Infection Prevention and Control in the Office A1 - Nyquist, Ann-Christine A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. PY - 2019 T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - Infection prevention and control are essential practices within the office setting to help ensure patient safety and prevent transmission of infectious agents to patients, their families, and the healthcare team. Nearly all children have contact with a healthcare professional each year. Primary healthcare provider visits represent over half of the 900 million ambulatory visits performed annually in the United States.1 Adherence to good infection control practices within the office setting are of paramount importance as the delivery of complex medical care shifts from the hospital to the outpatient setting. National guidelines and recommendations for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee apply to both inpatient and outpatient settings and serve as the source for the application of transmission-based precautions in healthcare settings.2–4 The American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement regarding infection prevention and control in pediatric ambulatory settings is regularly updated by the Committee on Infectious Diseases.5 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157318944 ER -