1. Extremely low risk for acquisition of a respiratory viral infection in the emergency room of a large pediatric hospital during the winter season
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Maria Theodoridou, Helena C. Maltezou, Hara Asimaki, Katerina Koniaraki, Katerina Mougkou, Panos Katerelos, and Maria Giannaki
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,rhinorrhea ,Respiratory tract infections ,Respiratory distress ,Epidemiology ,business.industry ,Transmission (medicine) ,Respiratory viral infection ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Infectious Diseases ,Pediatric hospital ,medicine ,medicine.symptom ,Respiratory system ,Winter season ,business - Abstract
Please cite this paper as: Maltezou et al. (2012). Extremely low risk for acquisition of a respiratory viral infection in the emergency room of a large pediatric hospital during the winter season. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00355.x. The aim of this study was to investigate the rate of transmission of respiratory viral infections to children visiting the emergency room of a large pediatric hospital during winter. A total of 615 children were prospectively studied. Twenty-two (3·6%) children developed at least one symptom compatible with a respiratory viral infection within 1–7 days after the visit, including cough (12 children), fever (8), rhinorrhea (7), and/or respiratory distress (1). Three children (0·49%) developed an influenza-like illness. These findings indicate that transmission of respiratory viral infections to children visiting an emergency room during the winter season is extremely low.
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- 2012
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