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. 2017 Mar;36(3):344-345.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001443.

Outbreak of Piv-3 in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in England

Gemma Louise Dunn  1 , Helen Tapson, Jonathan Davis, Maya Gobin
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Outbreak of Piv-3 in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in England

Gemma Louise Dunn et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

An outbreak of PIV-3 in a neonatal ICU was investigated using a retrospective cohort study. Risk of infection increased with lower birth weight and gestational age. Contact with sick visitor(s)/staff was not associated with infection (P = 0.212, P = 0.299). Transmission routes are difficult to identify, and the importance of visiting restrictions and sickness absence during outbreaks is recommended.

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