Prevention and control measures for neonatal COVID-19 infection: a scoping review.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 73 Suppl 2: e20200467, 2020.
Article
in Portuguese, English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-646374
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to identify with the literature the measures to prevent and control neonatal infection by COVID-19.METHODS:
a scope review carried out by searching for studies in databases and institutional health websites. The final sample was 25 articles.RESULTS:
among the main measures are the use of masks by suspected or infected people in contact with healthy newborns, hand hygiene before and after each care and feeding as well as the tools used for milking. It is indispensable to use personal protective equipment by health professionals in neonatology services to maintain a private room for infected newborns or to use physical barriers. Early diagnosis and timely case management is essential to reduce virus transmissibility.CONCLUSIONS:
the research contributed to elucidate health and nursing actions in preventing and controlling neonatal infection by COVID-19.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Infection Control
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Health Personnel
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Neonatal Nursing
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Hand Hygiene
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Personal Protective Equipment
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Rev Bras Enferm
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0034-7167-2020-0467
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