Evidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Spread by Aerosol. Time to Revisit Infection Control Strategies?

• Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 194; no. 3; pp. 308 - 316
• Main Authors: Kulkarni, Hemant, Smith, Claire Mary, Lee, Dani Do Hyang, Hirst, Robert Anthony, Easton, Andrew J., O’Callaghan, Chris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Thoracic Society 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Aerosols; Child, Preschool; Comorbidity; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infection Control; Male; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human; United Kingdom - epidemiology; infection; hospital-acquired; RSV; bronchiolitis; COPD; aerosol

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly contagious pathogen with a huge global health impact. It is a major cause of hospital-acquired infection; a large number of those exposed develop infection. Those infected in hospital are at increased risk of a severe clinical course. Prevention of nosoc...