Hospital-associated viral infection and the anesthesiologist

Abstract

The authors present the current state of knowledge of viral infections germane to the management and protection of the hospitalized patient and anesthesiologist. Consequently, they discuss hepatitis B virus, herpesvirus including varicella, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, influenza/parainfluenza, rhinovirus, rubella, and Creutzfeldt/Jakob disease. A simplified classification scheme reviewing characteristics of these viruses is presented in a table. 145 references are cited.