title: Epidemiology of respiratory viruses in children admitted to an infant/toddler unit.
abstract: This study examined the prevalence of common respiratory viruses in an infant/toddler cohort tested as part of a comprehensive strategy to prevent nosocomial respiratory virus transmission and measured the unrecognized reservoir of viruses in children without common respiratory virus symptoms.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. amilsto1@jhmi.edu
authors: Aaron M
authors: AM
authors: Milstone
authors: Trish M
authors: TM
authors: Perl
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Valsamakis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*