Coronavirus-related nosocomial viral respiratory infections in a neonatal and paediatric intensive care unit: A prospective study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-64

  Gagneur, A ^a   Sizun, Jacques ^a   Vallet, S ^a   Legrand, M C ^a   Picard, B ^a   Talbot, P J ^b  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human coronavirus; Infant; Neonate; Nosocomial infection; PNICU; Virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOSE SMEAR; PARAMYXOVIRUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CROSS INFECTION; HETEROZYGOTE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0036584349     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1179     Document Type: Article

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