[Nosocomial virus XXXX ].

@entity1 @entity9488 @entity992 @entity294 @entity1902 @entity281 @entity683 @entity6425
Enveloped viruses, e.g. @entity992 viruses may cause highly contagious airborne @entity281 . Their spread is difficult to control, also in hospitals. In the case of @entity683 and varicella immune prophylaxis and chemotherapy/chemoprophylaxis are possible. This is of particular significance, since varicella and zoster are of increasing importance for immunocompromized @entity1 . @entity294 is caused to a large extent by viruses. @entity6425 play an important role in infancy, and are frequently acquired in the hospital. In a study on @entity1902 of @entity1 in a hospital we were able to show that 30 percent of all @entity6425 were of nosocomial origin. Admission of a rotavirus-excreting @entity1 (or personnel) may start a long chain of @entity6425 on pediatric wards. Even careful hygienic measures in the hospital can hardly prevent the spread of @entity9488 . @entity281 may be severe and lethal for newborns, as shown by us in a study on an outbreak of echovirus 11 disease on a maternity ward. We have recently obtained data on the "stickiness" of enteroviruses on @entity1 skin. This could explain essential features of the spread of enteroviruses in the population.
