Risk of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus infection and effectiveness of control measures to prevent transmission events: a systematic review

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes a significant public health burden, and outbreaks among vulnerable patients in hospital settings are of particular concern. We reviewed published and unpublished literature from hospital settings to assess: (i) nosocomial RSV transmission risk (attack rate) d...

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Published in:	Influenza and other respiratory viruses Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 268 - 290
Main Authors:	French, Clare E., McKenzie, Bruce C., Coope, Caroline, Rajanaidu, Subhadra, Paranthaman, Karthik, Pebody, Richard, Nguyen‐Van‐Tam, Jonathan S., Higgins, Julian P. T., Beck, Charles R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2016 John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	Animals Bias Cross Infection - prevention & control Cross Infection - transmission Cross Infection - virology Disease control Disease prevention Disinfection & disinfectants English language Epidemics Eye protection Hospitals Humans Hygiene Immunoglobulins Immunotherapy Infection Control Infections Influenza Intensive care Libraries Masks Median (statistics) Monoclonal antibodies Neonates Nosocomial infection nosocomial infections Nursing Outbreaks palivizumab Patients Personal protective equipment Prophylaxis Protective equipment Public health Questions Respiratory diseases Respiratory syncytial virus Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - prevention & control Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - transmission Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - virology Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - genetics Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - physiology Review Studies Systematic review Viruses Websites nosocomial infections personal protective equipment palivizumab respiratory syncytial virus Infection control
ISSN:	1750-2640, 1750-2659, 1750-2659
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