Laboratory Surveillance of Hospital-acquired Infection Rates of Respiratory Viruses in a Tertiary Care Hospital from 2012 to 2014

Respiratory viruses are well known to cause serious, hospital-acquired respiratory infection and could be responsible for a large outbreak in a hospital. However, the overall rate and characteristics of hospital-acquired respiratory virus infection have not yet been adequately elucidated.

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Published inAmerican journal of infection control Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. S21 - S22
Main Authors Choi, Hye-Suk, RN, Lee, Jeong-Young, MT, Park, Hee-Youn, RN, MPH, Kwak, Sun-Hee, RN, MPH, Hong, Min-Jee, RN, MSN, Lim, Young-Ju, RN, MSN, Kim, Sun-Kyung, RN, Park, So-Yeon, RN, Kim, Hyeon-Jeong, RN, Kim, Kyu-Ri, RN, Kim, Hye-Jin, RN, Kwon, Hyun-Ju, RN, Kim, Mi-Na, MD, PhD, Sung, Heung-Sup, MD, PhD, Choi, Hye-Ran, RN, MPH, Jeong, Jae-Sim, RN, PhD, Choi, Sang-Ho, MD, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Mosby-Year Book, Inc 01.06.2016
Mosby
Subjects
Epidemics
Hospitals
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Nosocomial infections
Respiratory diseases
Viral infections
Viruses
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Summary:Respiratory viruses are well known to cause serious, hospital-acquired respiratory infection and could be responsible for a large outbreak in a hospital. However, the overall rate and characteristics of hospital-acquired respiratory virus infection have not yet been adequately elucidated.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.223