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Nosocomial Viral Infections: II. Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Respiratory Viruses, Herpesviruses, and Hepatitis Viruses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2016

William M. Valenti ,
Robert F. Betts ,
Caroline Breese Hall ,
Jerome F. Hruska  and
R. Gordon Douglas Jr.
William M. Valenti*
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York Infectious Diseases Unit and Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York
Robert F. Betts
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York Infectious Diseases Unit and Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York
Caroline Breese Hall
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York Infectious Diseases Unit and Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York
Jerome F. Hruska
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York Infectious Diseases Unit and Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York
R. Gordon Douglas Jr.
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York Infectious Diseases Unit and Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York
*
University of Rochester Medical Center, Box MED, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642
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Abstract

This article reviews the most likely mechanisms of transmission of the commonly encountered respiratory viruses (influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza, rhinovirus), herpesviruses, and hepatitis viruses, and presents the guidelines used currently for prevention and control that are in use at Strong Memorial Hospital.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , May/June 1980 , pp. 165 - 182
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1980

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