Laboratory-based surveillance of hospital-acquired respiratory virus infection in a tertiary care hospital

Am J Infect Control. 2017 May 1;45(5):e45-e47. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.01.009. Epub 2017 Feb 15.

Abstract

Of 7,772 laboratory-confirmed cases of respiratory viral infection among hospitalized patients, 22.8% were categorized as having hospital-acquired infection. The overall incidence of hospital-acquired respiratory viral infection was 3.9 (95% confidence interval, 3.7-4.1) cases per 1,000 admitted patients. Rhinovirus was the most common virus (30.3%), followed by influenza virus (17.6%) and parainfluenza virus (15.6%).

Keywords: Hospital-acquired viral infection; Respiratory virus; Transmission of respiratory virus.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / virology
  • Diagnostic Tests, Routine
  • Epidemiological Monitoring*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • Virus Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Virus Diseases / virology
  • Viruses / classification
  • Viruses / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult