Evidence of respiratory syncytial virus spread by aerosol time to revisit infection control strategies?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 308-316

  Kulkarni, Hemant ^a   Smith, Claire Mary ^b   Lee, Dani Do Hyang ^b   Hirst, Robert Anthony ^a   Easton, Andrew J ^c   O'Callaghan, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Bronchiolitis; COPD; Hospital acquired infection; RSV

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CILIATED EPITHELIUM CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AEROSOL;

AEROSOLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84988917448     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201509-1833OC     Document Type: Article

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