Prevention and control measures for neonatal COVID-19 infection: a scoping review
| Autor: | Bruna Hinnah Borges Martins de Freitas, Mayrene Dias de Sousa Moreira Alves, Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaíva |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 73, Iss suppl 2 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1984-0446 0034-7167 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0467 |
| Popis: | 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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