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Nosocomial rotaviral diarrhea: Pattern of spread on wards in a children's hospital
Author(s) -
Pacini David L.,
Brady Michael T.,
Budde Christopher T.,
Connell Mary J.,
V. Hamparian Vincent,
Hughes John H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.1890230408
Subject(s) - diarrhea , rotavirus , virology , medicine , rotavirus infections , patient isolation , pediatrics , covid-19 , reoviridae , intensive care medicine , outbreak , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
Noscomial gastroenteritis in a 315‐bed hospital for children was examined prospectively from January 11 through May 31, 1985. There were 85 cases of nosocomial diarrhea during the study period, and these were identified on each of the 13 hospital wards. Rotavirus was identified in 40% of cases. Incidence of nosocomial rotavirus was highest on wards where most children were less than 2 years of age, except for the infectious diseases (isolation) ward (0.24 versus 2.30 cases per 100 admissions, p= 1.70 × 10 −4 , Fisher exact test). The lower incidence on the infectious diseases ward occurred despite the greater potential for exposure to rotavirus, since 70% of children admitted with community‐acquired rotavirus diarrhea were placed on the infectious diseases ward. Better infection control, especially hand washing, aided by the structure of the infectious diseases ward, may have been responsible for this difference.