Epidemiology of human metapneumovirus in a pediatric long-term care facility

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 545-550

  Neu, Natalie ^a,b   Plaskett, Theresa ^b   Hutcheon, Gordon ^b,c   Murray, Meghan ^a   Southwick, Karen L ^d   Saiman, Lisa ^a,e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

AGE; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS INFECTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NEW YORK CITY; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PATIENT TRANSFER; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860695661     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665727     Document Type: Article

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