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Institutional hygiene:

Workers in daycare centers or institutions such as hospitals and eldercare should use good handwashing and hygienic techniques when going from child to child or patient to patient.

Reviewed last on: 7/25/2007
Kenneth M. Wener, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases. Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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