Epidemiology and prevention of pediatric viral respiratory infections in health-care institutions.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Goldmann, D. A.
• Description:
  Nosocomial viral respiratory infections cause considerable illness and death on pediatric wards. Common causes of these infections include respiratory syncytial virus and influenza. Although primarily a community pathogen, rhinovirus also occasionally results in hospitalization and serious sequelae. This article reviews effective infection control interventions for these three pathogens, as well as ongoing controversies.
• Subjects:
  Animals Child Hospitals, Pediatric Humans Orthomyxoviridae Orthomyxoviridae Infections Picornaviridae Infections Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Rhinovirus
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(2):249-253.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2d8c7ccc83ee57bdcf5aa3e9f361351cef51ec611ac0c5e8c27382e0941fae4f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15097/cdc_15097_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 55.07 KB ]