Nosocomial RSV infection control and outbreak management

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 16-17

  Bont, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infection; Nosocomial; Outbreak; Respiratory syncytial virus; RSV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; GLOVE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MASK; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 67849095884     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-0542(09)70008-9     Document Type: Article

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