Objective Although healthcare-associated (HA) viral respiratory infections (VRIs) are
common in pediatrics, no benchmark for comparison exists. We aimed to determine …

Background Healthcare-associated viral infections (HA-VIs) are common in hospitalized
children and are increasingly recognized as a cause of preventable harm; however, the …

Hospital-associated respiratory virus infections (HARVI) are an underappreciated source of
morbidity and mortality. We examined HARVI incidence and clinical respiratory virus testing …

Background Hospital-acquired respiratory viral infections can result in morbidity and
mortality of hospitalized patients. This study was undertaken to better understand the …

ObjectiveTo reduce the healthcare-associated viral infection (HAVI) rate to 0.70 infections or
fewer per 1,000 patient days by developing and sustaining a comprehensive prevention …

Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections are an important cause of morbidity and
mortality, are among the most common adverse events in healthcare, and of them …

BACKGROUND: Reported viral hospital-associated infection (HAI) frequencies have ranged
from 1% to 24% between paediatric wards and hospitals. Reasons for this variation remain …

Background Outbreaks of healthcare-associated respiratory syncytial virus (HA-RSV)
infections in children are well described, but less is known about sporadic HA-RSV …

Background Our study aimed to describe the incidence, epidemiology of respiratory viruses
and outcomes in hospital acquired viral respiratory infections (HAVRI). Methods We …

Health care–associated viral respiratory infections, common among hospitalized children,
also occur among adults and institutionalized persons and result in increased patient …