PMID: 3773177Nov 21, 1986Paper

The use of eye-nose goggles to control nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus infection

JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association
C L GalaR G Douglas

Abstract

We evaluated an eye-nose goggle to determine its usefulness in reducing nosocomial RSV infection in patients and staff members on our infant ward. During a community outbreak of RSV in 1984, infection was assessed by biweekly routine viral cultures on all ward personnel and patients and also by seroconversion in personnel. For three weeks staff members wore the goggles; two (5%) adults and one (6%) child acquired nosocomial infection. During the subsequent three-week study period, goggles were not used and 34% of personnel and 43% of susceptible infants became infected. The use of the disposable eye-nose goggles was associated with a significant decrease in nosocomial RSV infections (P less than .003 for staff and P less than .05 for contact infants).

Citations

Oct 20, 2006·Journal of Virology·Vira BitkoSailen Barik
Sep 24, 2009·BMJ : British Medical Journal·Tom JeffersonAlessandro Rivetti
Mar 9, 2013·Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews : MMBR·Jessica A BelserTerrence M Tumpey
Sep 1, 1992·European Journal of Pediatrics·M L Everard, A D Milner
Jan 23, 2010·Critical Care Medicine·Jan Gralton, Mary-Louise McLaws
Sep 15, 2000·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·C B Hall
Jul 18, 2002·Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases·Jane D Siegel
Nov 4, 2000·Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs·S Shigeta
Feb 15, 2011·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·William P GoinsThomas R Talbot
Mar 17, 1997·The American Journal of Medicine·I RaadE Whimbey
Dec 11, 2007·American Journal of Infection Control·Jane D SiegelUNKNOWN Health Care Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
Mar 26, 2011·Pediatric Pulmonology·Melvin Wright, Giovanni Piedimonte
Sep 16, 1991·The American Journal of Medicine·L J Anderson
Apr 10, 1999·American Journal of Infection Control·L V KaranfilT M Perl
Nov 5, 1999·The Journal of Pediatrics·C G Prober, W M Sullender
Feb 1, 1995·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·T G WaldS Gravenstein
Mar 23, 2010·Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation : Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation·Christelle KassisRoy F Chemaly
Sep 3, 2014·American Journal of Infection Control·Liat Ashkenazi-HoffnungEfraim Bilavsky
Jan 14, 2000·The Journal of Hospital Infection·B L JonesJ Hood
Nov 7, 2016·Infectious Disease Clinics of North America·Ryan K Dare, Thomas R Talbot
Jun 24, 2010·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·Werner E Bischoff
Aug 1, 1987·Pediatric Annals·D A Laufer, P J Edelson
Nov 1, 1995·European Journal of Pediatrics·J Forster, R F Schumacher
Jun 1, 1987·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology·C G Prober, A M Arvin
Mar 28, 2008·Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association·J GroothuisM Eggleston
Jan 1, 1989·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology·D A Goldmann
Jul 8, 2011·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Tom JeffersonJohn M Conly

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Archives of Internal Medicine
C H Ramirez-RondaM Nevárez
Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Santé Publique
Marcia BeckMiriam Kaufman
Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
D NairS K Prakash
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved