| Title | Epidemiology and prevention of pediatric viral respiratory infections in health-care institutions. | ||
| Author | Goldmann, D A | ||
| Journal | Emerg Infect Dis | Publication Year/Month | 2001-Mar-Apr |
| PMID | 11294717 | PMCID | PMC2631706 |
| Affiliation | 1.Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Goldmann@hub.tch.harvard.edu. | ||
Nosocomial viral respiratory infections cause considerable illness and death on pediatric wards. Common causes of these infections include respiratory syncytial virus and influenza. Although primarily a community pathogen, rhinovirus also occasionally results in hospitalization and serious sequelae. This article reviews effective infection control interventions for these three pathogens, as well as ongoing controversies.