Evidence review of physical distancing and partition screens to reduce healthcare acquired SARS-CoV-2

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We review the evidence base for two newly introduced Infection prevention and control strategies within UK hospitals. The new standard infection control precaution of 2 metres physical distancing and the use of partition screens as a means of source control of infection for SARS-CoV-2. Following review of Ovid-MEDLINE and governmental SAGE outputs there is limited evidence to support the use of 2 metres physical distancing and partition screens within healthcare.

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Authors/Creators:	Rooney, CM McIntyre, J Ritchie, L Wilcox, MH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4565-2868
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords:	Physical distancing; Social distancing; Partition screens; Engineering controls; SARS-CoV-2
Dates:	Accepted: 21 April 2021 Published (online): 29 April 2021 Published: June 2021
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2021 13:43
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2023 22:50
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Elsevier
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2021.100144

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Evidence review of physical distancing and partition screens to reduce healthcare acquired SARS-CoV-2

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