Hospital-acquired respiratory viral infections: Incidence, morbidity, and mortality in pediatric and adult patients

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Chow, Eric J ^a,b   Mermel, Leonard A ^a,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired; Nosocomial; Pneumonia; Respiratory tract infection; Viral

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONAVIRIDAE; ENTEROVIRUS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFLUENZA A; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARAMYXOVIRINAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOVIRUS; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 85014420149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oid/ofx006     Document Type: Article

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