Low Frequency of Viral Respiratory Tract Infections During Family-Centered Neonatal Intensive Care: Results of a Prospective Surveillance Study

• Main Authors: André Kidszun (Author), Anna Neurohr (Author), Britta Gröndahl (Author), Susanne Tippmann (Author), Daniel Schreiner (Author), Julia Winter (Author), Seyed Hamidreza Mahmoudpour (Author), Stephan Gehring (Author), Eva Mildenberger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Viral respiratory tract infections (VRTI) may cause severe respiratory and sepsis-like symptoms in infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Little is known about the frequencies of VRTI in relation to visiting policies in the NICU.Objective: Aim of this study was...