An outbreak of RSV infections in a neonatology clinic during the RSV-season

• Main Authors: Liliya Vakrilova (Author), Stanislava Hitrova Nikolova (Author), Sergei Slavov (Author), Petya Radulova (Author), Boryana Slancheva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the predominant cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in infancy. Preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are at the highest risk of severe RSV-LRTI. This is a retrospective study that analyses a nosocomial outbreak...