Table 4.
Incidence Rates (per 1000 Patient-Days) of Healthcare-Associated Viral Respiratory Infection According to Virus and Hospital Unit
| Virus | Cohen Children’s Medical Center | Montreal Children’s Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICU | NICU | Med/Surg | H/Onc | PICU | NICU | Med/Surg | H/Onc | |
| Adenovirus | 0.19a | 0 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.49a | 0 | 0.22 | 0 |
| hMPV | 0.10 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10a | 0.09 | 0 |
| Influenza A/B | 0.05 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 |
| PIV | 0.14 | 0.06a | 0.21b | 0.34a | 0.30 | 0.04 | 0.45a | 0.32a |
| RSV | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.17a | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.04 | 0.34 | 0.21 |
| Rhinovirus | 0.90b | 0.15b | 0.15 | 0.95b | 0.59b | 1.15b | 0.97b | 0.64b |
| Total | 1.47 | 0.23 | 0.69 | 1.84 | 1.67 | 1.37 | 2.22 | 1.17 |
Abbreviations: H/Onc, hematology/oncology ward; Med/Surg, medical/surgical ward; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit.
aRespiratory virus with second highest incidence for a given unit type.
bRespiratory virus with highest incidence for a given unit type.