Consecutive yearly outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus in a haemato-oncology ward and efficacy of infection control measures

BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes significant respiratory tract infection in immunosuppressed patients. AIM: To describe two consecutive yearly outbreaks of RSV in our haemato-oncology ward. METHODS: Haematology patients presenting with respiratory symptoms were screened by polyme...

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Autores principales: Inkster, T., Ferguson, K., Edwardson, A., Gunson, R., Soutar, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7172193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28554834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2017.05.002

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7172193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28554834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2017.05.002

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