Health Care-Acquired Viral Respiratory Diseases.
Health care-acquired viral respiratory infections are common and cause increased patient morbidity and mortality. Respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus are frequently transmitted in the hospital setting. Studies report decreased nosocomial transmission when aggressive infection control measures are implemented with more success using a multicomponent approach. Influenza vaccination of health care personnel has been shown to further decrease rates of transmission, thus mandatory vaccination is becoming more common. This article focuses on the epidemiology, transmission, and control of health care-associated respiratory viral infections.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Ryan K
RK
Dare
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: tom.talbot@vanderbilt.edu.
Thomas R
TR
Talbot
D018352:Coronavirus Infections; D003428:Cross Infection; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections; D014777:Virus Diseases
Health care–acquired infection; Influenza; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Nosocomial infection; Respiratory syncytial virus