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© 1985 Oxford University Press

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AN OUTBREAK OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION IN A CONTINUING-CARE GERIATRIC WARD

S. K. MANDAL, Consultant Physician, V. M. JOGLEKAR, Consultant Physician and A. S. KHAN, Senior House Officer

Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Preston Hospital North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 OLR

A small outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus infection in a continuing-care geriatric ward during the period December 1982 to March 1983 is reported. It demonstrates that respiratory syncytial virus infection can cause serious lower respiratory tract infection even in patients without any previous history of chest disease.

accepted in revised form November 20, 1984.


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