Rate of seasonal spread of respiratory syncytial virus in a pediatric hospital.
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).
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School of Health Services Management, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
Murphy
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Taylor
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Ferson
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Gold
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Donnellan
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Dalton
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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