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The Past, Present, and Future of Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention in Pediatrics: Viral Respiratory Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Danielle M. Zerr*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle
Aaron M. Milstone
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
W. Charles Huskins
Affiliation:
College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Kristina A. Bryant
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
*
Seattle Children's Hospital, Mail Stop R5441, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 ([email protected])

Abstract

Viral respiratory infections pose a significant challenge to pediatric infection prevention programs. We explore issues regarding the prevention of viral respiratory infections by discussing transmission of influenza A virus, isolation of infected patients, and hospital programs for influenza vaccination.

Type
Supplement Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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