Incidence Of Hospital-Associated Respiratory Virus Infections Higher Among Pediatric Patients Than Adult Patients, Study Finds

Healio (12/15, Stulpin) reported, “The incidence of hospital-associated respiratory virus infections [HARVI] was higher among pediatric patients compared with adult patients, according to a study of patients at University of Michigan hospitals.” According to the study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, “HARVI incidences were 8.8 per 10,000 admission days for pediatric patients and 3 per 10,000 admission days for adult patients.”