Infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practices among cystic fibrosis patients and their families.

Background: In 2003, the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation in the United States published evidence-based infection control guidelines and distributed these to CF care centers. However, it is unclear how well the guidelines have been disseminated to patients and families, how well patients and families understand the principles of infection control, and what barriers they experience implementing the guidelines.

Methods: We assessed infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practices among CF patients and their families at 17 randomly selected CF centers.

Novel influenza A(H1N1) in a pediatric health care facility in New York City during the first wave of the 2009 pandemic.

Objective: To describe the burden of care experienced by our pediatric health care facility in New York, New York, from May 3, 2009, to July 31, 2009, during the novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic that began in spring 2009.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Setting: Pediatric emergency departments and inpatient facilities of New York-Presbyterian Hospital.