title: Nosocomial transmission of parainfluenza 3 virus in hematological patients characterized by molecular epidemiology.
abstract: We report an outbreak of parainfluenza 3 virus involving 17 hematology-oncology patients on 2 hospital wards. Sequence analysis of clinical samples confirmed homology of strains for 16/17 patients and 1 healthcare worker. Epidemiological analysis of the outbreak supported the molecular data with nosocomial transmission of the same genetic strain as the cause of the outbreak.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Bibby
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oakervee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rohatiner
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ushiro-Lumb
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Mattes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006282:Health Personnel; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D010224:Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA