A Model of the Costs of Community and Nosocomial Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Canadian Hospitals
BACKGROUND: Approximately one in 10 hospitalized patients will acquire a nosocomial infection (NI) after admission to hospital, of which 71% are due to respiratory viruses, including the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). NIs are concerning and lead to prolonged hospitalizations. The economics of NI...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Approximately one in 10 hospitalized patients will acquire a nosocomial infection (NI) after admission to hospital, of which 71% are due to respiratory viruses, including the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). NIs are concerning and lead to prolonged hospitalizations. The economics of NIs are typically described in generalized terms and specific cost data are lacking. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d8d9546088b49bfbcc5544cb702cd7e2025-02-03T05:47:22ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322013-01-01241222610.1155/2013/916769A Model of the Costs of Community and Nosocomial Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Canadian HospitalsPhilip Jacobs0Douglas Lier1Katherine Gooch2Katharina Buesch3Michelle Lorimer4Ian Mitchell5Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaInstitute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAbbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, USAAbbott Scandinavia AB, Solna, SwedenLorimer Enterprises Inc, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Paediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Approximately one in 10 hospitalized patients will acquire a nosocomial infection (NI) after admission to hospital, of which 71% are due to respiratory viruses, including the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). NIs are concerning and lead to prolonged hospitalizations. The economics of NIs are typically described in generalized terms and specific cost data are lacking.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/916769 |
| spellingShingle | Philip Jacobs Douglas Lier Katherine Gooch Katharina Buesch Michelle Lorimer Ian Mitchell A Model of the Costs of Community and Nosocomial Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Canadian Hospitals Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | A Model of the Costs of Community and Nosocomial Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Canadian Hospitals |
| title_full | A Model of the Costs of Community and Nosocomial Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Canadian Hospitals |
| title_fullStr | A Model of the Costs of Community and Nosocomial Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Canadian Hospitals |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Model of the Costs of Community and Nosocomial Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Canadian Hospitals |
| title_short | A Model of the Costs of Community and Nosocomial Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Canadian Hospitals |
| title_sort | model of the costs of community and nosocomial pediatric respiratory syncytial virus infections in canadian hospitals |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/916769 |
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