Through the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN), a CDC-initiated collaboration intended to provide precise burden estimates of acute respiratory infection due to either vaccine preventable or potentially preventable diseases, prospective surveillance of HRV infections in children under 5 years has ...
The CDC recommends droplet precautions for the prevention of nosocomial HRV infections. The diversity of serotypes and the specificity of the immune response have precluded the development of an effective vaccine. A number of drugs have been studied for the prophylaxis of HRV infection, including ...
touching potentially contaminated objects is strongly recommended. Alcohol-based antiseptics are also effective for this purpose. Symptomatic patients should be advised to wash hands frequently and to use disposable tissues. The CDC recommends droplet precautions for the prevention of nosocomial HRV ...