Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control112947172631706Research ArticleEpidemiology and prevention of pediatric viral respiratory infections in health-care institutions.GoldmannD. A.Goldmann@hub.tch.harvard.eduChildren's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Mar-Apr200172249253

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.