TY - JOUR T1 - Restricted visiting reduces nosocomial viral respiratory tract infections in high-risk neonates JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01874-2018 SP - 1801874 AU - Lisa Szatkowski AU - Rebecca McClaughry AU - Martin Clarkson AU - Don Sharkey Y1 - 2018/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2018/11/08/13993003.01874-2018.abstract N2 - Viral respiratory tract infections (VRTIs) are more prevalent in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) than previously thought with up to 52% of infants having evidence of viral carriage [1, 2]. We, and others, have previously reported nosocomial VRTIs can cause significant morbidity [3], particularly in preterm infants, including escalation of respiratory support, longer hospital stay, increased requirement for home oxygen and greater healthcare costs [1, 4].FootnotesThis manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the European Respiratory Journal. It is published here in its accepted form prior to copyediting and typesetting by our production team. After these production processes are complete and the authors have approved the resulting proofs, the article will move to the latest issue of the ERJ online. Please open or download the PDF to view this article.Conflict of interest: Dr. Szatkowski has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Dr. McClaughry has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Dr. Clarkson has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Dr. Sharkey has nothing to disclose. ER -