Nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus infection in Canadian pediatric hospitals: A pediatric investigators collaborative network on infections in Canada study

Pediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 943-946

  Langley, Joanne M ^a,i   LeBlanc, John C ^a   Wang, Elaine E L ^b   Law, Barbara J ^c   MacDonald, Noni E ^d   Mitchell, Ian ^e   Stephens, Derek ^b   McDonald, Jane ^f   Boucher, François D ^g   Dobson, Simon ^h  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infections; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030722560     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.100.6.943     Document Type: Article

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