New-onset rhinitis symptoms among hospitalized patients: are flowers a culprit?
New-onset rhinitis symptoms following admission to the hospital were reported by 12.7% of surveyed patients. Presence of flower arrangements in the proximity of patients' beds was highly associated with the development of new rhinitis (odds ratio, 9.7; 95% confidence interval, 4.3-21.7), or what may be more aptly referred to as "florocomial" rhinitis.
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Division of Infectious Disease, St John's Mercy Medical Center, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D011058:Pollen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
D000485:Allergens