NOSOCOMIAL TRANSMISSION OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE AND INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS A PROSPECTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY

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作者
Berger, Angelika [1 ]
Obwegeser, Eva [1 ]
Aberle, Stephan W. [2 ]
Langgartner, Michaela [1 ]
Popow-Kraupp, Theresa [2 ]
机构
[1] Med Univ Vienna, Dept Gen Pediat & Neonatol, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
[2] Med Univ Vienna, Dept Virol, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
关键词
respiratory syncytial virus; nosocomial transmission; neonatal intensive; care unit; PCR; RISK; INFECTION;
D O I
10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d76d61
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
To test the hypothesis that a considerable number of preterm infants acquire respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) within the hospital during the postnatal stay, a prospective epidemiologic survey was performed. Nasopharyngeal swabs were taken twice weekly for a period of 8 weeks from preterm infants, medical/nursing staff, and parents during the peak of RSV season 2007/2008 and tested for RSV by polymerase chain reaction. Of 1002 samples, only 4 tested positive (2 from a patient, 2 from staff). Sequence analyses of the G protein demonstrated that nosocomial transmission did not occurr between these individuals.
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页码:669 / 670
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