Nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus infection in a pediatric ward

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 468-469

  Vieira, Sandra E ^a   Gilio, Alfredo E ^a   Miyao, Cristina R ^a   Pahl, Márcia M C ^a   Lotufo, João P B ^a   Hein, Noely ^a   Betta, Selma L ^a   Durigon, Edison L ^a   Botosso, Viviane ^a   Ejzenberg, Bernardo ^a   Okay, Yassuhiko ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; LETTER; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0042706463     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503481     Document Type: Letter

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