title: Introduction of a cross-infection rate in children's wards and its application to respiratory virus infections.
abstract: Statistical methods are described in detail for the calculating and comparing of cross-infection rates. In addition the use of these rates has been extended to study the influence of age and of different virus types on susceptibility to cross-infection in children's wards.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012306:Risk; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors