Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2019
Multicenter StudyViral Respiratory Infections Diagnosed After PICU Admission.
Reduction of nosocomial infections represents an increasingly recognized aspect of PICU benchmarking. We investigated the prevalence and outcomes of viral respiratory infections acquired during admission to PICU. ⋯ The acquisition of viral infections during PICU admission is less frequent compared with previous reports on bacterial and fungal hospital-acquired infections. We did not observe worse patient-centered outcomes when comparing virus positive versus tested but negative patients. Our findings challenge the clinical value of performing viral respiratory diagnostics in PICU patients evaluated for infection.