Open AccessTransmission and prevention of acute viral respiratory tract infections in hospitals
Author(s) -
Peter Wilson,
Alimuddin Zumla
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current opinion in pulmonary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1531-6971
pISSN - 1070-5287
DOI - 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000566
Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , respiratory tract infections , infection control , virology , respiratory tract , virus , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , electrical engineering , engineering
Transmission of acute respiratory tract viral infections in healthcare environments is a major problem worldwide. We review recent literature of viruses imported to hospitals from the local community and from abroad, their modes of transmission and measures required to reduce and contain them.