Epidemiology of Viral Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Western Australia: A Retrospective Study From 2016 to 2021 Including the COVID-19 Pandemic
The incidence of viral infection in our study was 0.8% of all admissions. Respiratory viruses were most common, more likely to be community-acquired, and in infants born preterm. COVID-19 and community control measures had an impact on NICU viral incidence.
Authors
- Wei Hao Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1212-1286)
- David A. Foley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8622-7809)
- Jonathan Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6051-2580)
Institutions
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (AU)
- Pathwest Laboratory Medicine (AU)
- Perth Children's Hospital
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004751
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35