Prolonged shedding of respiratory syncytial virus in immunocompromised children: implication for hospital infection control

J Hosp Infect. 2008 Dec;70(4):383-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.08.014. Epub 2008 Oct 31.

Authors

F W T Cheng, V Lee, M M K Shing, C K Li

PMID: 18951664
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.08.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Cross Infection* / prevention & control
Cross Infection* / transmission
Cross Infection* / virology
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Infant
Infection Control / methods*
Male
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / prevention & control
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / transmission
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / virology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / isolation & purification
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / physiology*
Respiratory Tract Infections* / prevention & control
Respiratory Tract Infections* / transmission
Respiratory Tract Infections* / virology
Time Factors
Virus Shedding*