Epidemiology of respiratory viruses in children admitted to an infant/toddler unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 462-464

  Milstone, Aaron M ^a,b   Perl, Trish M ^a,b   Valsamakis, Alexandra ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Pediatrics; Respiratory tract; Surveillance; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; TODDLER; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 84861577626     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.024     Document Type: Article

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