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Sibling visits and viral infection in the neonatal intensive care unit

Sibling visits to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are a part of family‐centered care, which is now being increasingly endorsed as a positive development in patient care. Sibling visits, however, pose a risk of viral infection, and hence many NICU in Japan impose strict limits on the practice. The aim of this study was therefore to assess whether sibling visits to the NICU are related to an increase in the nosocomial viral infection rate.