Multicluster nosocomial outbreak of parainfluenza virus type 3 infection in a pediatric oncohematology unit: A phylogenetic study

Haematologica

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 833-839

  Piralla, Antonio ^a   Percivalle, Elena ^a   Di Cesare Merlone, Alessandra ^a   Locatelli, Franco ^a   Gerna, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients; Human parainfluenza virus type 3; Nosocomial outbreak; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG LAVAGE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HN PROTEIN; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3, HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RESPIROVIRUS INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749187214     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: 15928721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2008.003319     Document Type: Article

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