Evidence of nosocomial transmission of human rhinovirus in a neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 355-357

  Reese, Sara M ^a   Thompson, Meredyth ^a   Price, Connie S ^b   Young, Heather L ^b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human rhinovirus C; Neonatal intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HUMAN RHINOVIRUS A; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; CASE REPORT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PICORNAVIRUS INFECTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS; TRANSMISSION; URBAN POPULATION; VIROLOGY;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINOVIRUS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84959512813     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.018     Document Type: Article

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