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Direct costs and clinical impact of adenovirus genotype 8 conjunctivitis outbreak in a neonatology unit.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Feb 2021
Angueyra María Florencia, Marcone Débora Natalia, Escarrá Florencia, Reyes Noelia Soledad, Rubies Yamile, Albas Delcys, Rodríguez Pamela Elizabeth, Vidaurreta Santiago, Carballal Guadalupe, Echavarria Marcela
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OBJECTIVE: To report a conjunctivitis outbreak in a neonatology intensive care unit (NICU) and determine the associated economic impact. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC) University Hospital, a private, tertiary-care healthcare institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina. PARTICIPANTS: The study included 52 NICU neonates and 59 NICU-related...
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