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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...
Autores principales: | Inkster, T., Ferguson, K., Edwardson, A., Gunson, R., Soutar, R. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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