Nosocomial herpes simplex virus infection associated with oral endotracheal intubation

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 310-316

  Hanley, Patrick J ^a   Conaway, Mary M ^a   Halstead, Diane C ^a   Rhodes III, Luther V ^a   Reed III, James ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOUTH DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 0027724410     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0196-6553(93)90388-K     Document Type: Article

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