title: Rate of seasonal spread of respiratory syncytial virus in a pediatric hospital.
abstract: The rate of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection was measured in a large pediatric hospital using an incidence density method. The at-risk days for nosocomial RSV were summed during a defined winter period in which there were 54 admissions with community-acquired RSV infection giving a rate of 2.9 cases per 1,000 at-risk days (95% confidence interval, 0.3-5.4 per 1,000).
authors.affiliation: School of Health Services Management, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McLaws
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Donnellan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dalton
mesh_terms: D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009517:New South Wales; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012621:Seasons