The spread of Coxsackie B1 infection.
Arch Dis Child, 1979/4;54(4):291-4.
Hoskins TW, Davies JR, Smith AJ, Collingham K, Chamberlain RN
PMID: 222220
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Abstract
During June and July 1977 5 junior boys in a boarding school for 800 pupils became ill with a mild infection caused by Coxsackie B1. The school had been taking part in a vaccine trial, and paired blood samples had been taken from new entrants in October 1976 and October 1977. 18% of the boys susceptible to the infection developed antibodies. The results suggest that dormitories are more important than the day-to-day contacts in the spread of infection. The advisability of nursing children with known or suspected enterovirus infections in open wards in hospital is questioned.
MeSH terms
Adolescent; Child; Coxsackievirus Infections; Enterovirus B, Human; Humans; Male; Patient Isolation; Schools
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