Identifying the probable timing and setting of respiratory virus infections

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 809-815

  Lessler, Justin ^a   Brookmeyer, Ron ^a   Reich, Nicholas G ^a   Nelson, Kenrad E ^a   Cummings, Derek A T ^a   Perl, Trish M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS INFECTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TIME; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS; VIRUS DISEASES;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE INCUBATION PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 77955884967     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655023     Document Type: Article

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