@article{article_883297, title={COVID-19 Pandemic Management in a Pediatric Clinic}, journal={Pediatric Practice and Research}, volume={9}, pages={30–36}, year={2021}, DOI={10.21765/pprjournal.883297}, author={Öcal Demir, Sevliya and Esen Besli, Gülser and Arslanoğlu, Sertaç and Ovalı, Fahri}, keywords={COVID-19, pandemic, pediatric, control, measures}, abstract={Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -19) outbreak was announced as a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) on March 12, 2020. This caution alerted all countries to determine their strategies to detect infection and control its spread. While infection control measures were taken in community, their crucial role in health care centers to safe both patients’ and health care workers (HCW)’s life was noticed. During this pandemic each hospital begin to implement infection control measures according to their need and capacity. Here we presented infection control measures that were conducted in a pediatric clinic to control COVID-19 outbreak; including education of HCW, preparedness of departments, rearrangement of staff employment, surveillance, and daily meeting with hospital administration to meet the changing needs. Timely identification and meeting of needs is crucial for the control of the outbreak during dynamic process of COVID-19 pandemic.}, number={1}, publisher={Resul YILMAZ}, organization={Destek alınmadı}