European Journal of Clinical Microbiology

, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp 415–416 | Cite as

Outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus in France

  • J. B. Gouyon
  • P. Pothier
  • F. Guignier
  • H. Portier
  • H. P. Pujol
  • A. Kazmierczak
  • P. Chatelain
  • M. Alison
Epidemiological Report

Abstract

A report is given of an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus infection in a neonatal unit in France. Twenty-three of 32 infants were infected (72 %) despite infection control procedures. Prophylactic administration of non-specific gamma globulins was associated with a significant decrease in infection rate (p < 0.05). The administration of transfer factor to infected infants was also associated with a significantly lower rate of severe respiratory diseases (p < 0.05).

Keywords

Internal Medicine Virus Infection Infection Rate Respiratory Disease Respiratory Syncytial Virus 
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© Vieweg Publishing 1985

Authors and Affiliations

  • J. B. Gouyon
    • 1
  • P. Pothier
    • 2
  • F. Guignier
    • 3
  • H. Portier
    • 4
  • H. P. Pujol
    • 1
  • A. Kazmierczak
    • 2
  • P. Chatelain
    • 3
  • M. Alison
    • 1
  1. 1.Département de PédiatrieDijon CedexFrance
  2. 2.Laboratoire de VirologieDijon CedexFrance
  3. 3.Centre Regional de Transfusion SanguineDijon CedexFrance
  4. 4.Départment de Maladies InfectieusesDijon CedexFrance

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