Hospital-acquired human bocavirus in infants

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-173

  Durigon, G S ^a   Oliveira, D B L ^b   Vollet, S B ^a   Storni, J G ^a   Felicio M C C ^a   Finelli, C ^a   Piera, J ^a   Magalhaes M ^a   Caldeira, R N ^b   Barbosa, M L ^b   Durigon, E L ^b   Berezin, E N ^a  

^a Refractive Surgery Unit Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Human bocavirus; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOCAVIRUS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; SCREENING; VIRUS INFECTION;

COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMAN BOCAVIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

EID: 77956169763     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.04.028     Document Type: Article

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