[Respiratory syncytial virus outbreak in a tertiary hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit].

Introduction: Investigation and control of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreak that affected the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a university hospital from October to December 2012.

Patients And Methods: Cohort study of children admitted to the NICU. The infection attack rate was calculated.

Social network as a predictor of hospital readmission and mortality among older patients with heart failure.

Background: This study examines the relationship between social network and hospital readmission and mortality in older patients with heart failure.

Methods And Results: Prospective study conducted with 371 patients, age 65 and older, admitted for heart failure-related emergencies at 4 Spanish hospitals. Social network was measured at baseline with a 4-item questionnaire that ascertained whether subjects were married, lived with another person(s), saw or had telephone contact with family members daily or almost daily, and were at home alone for less than 2 hours per day.