Prospective surveillance of nosocomial viral infections during and after hospitalization at a university children's hospital

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 950-956

  Buettcher, Michael ^a   Heininger, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

diarrhea; nosocomial infection; respiratory tract infection; virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 77957270101     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181e32d97     Document Type: Article

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