Impact of respiratory syncytial virus in an open bay neonatal intensive care unit

• Main Authors: Minisha Morris (Author), Annette Vasandani (Author), Yvonne Estrada (Author), Malik Merchant (Author), Annie Garcia (Author), John Duran (Author), Melissa Gallant (Author), Adonica Benesh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, is a respiratory virus that causes cold-like symptoms in adults. In infants and young children, RSV can cause severe illnesses such as bronchiolitis or pneumonia. We describe a successful response to a laboratory-confirmed RSV outbreak in a 21-bed open-p...