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Successful management of human parainfluenza virus-3 outbreak in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit

Nabiha A. Bouafia, Mohammed F. Qureshi, Reham Q. Alwetishi, Naoufel M. Kaabia, Dalal Bukhari, Maechel Joy L. Santiago, Mohammed A. Althomali, Souad M. Alateah, Fawaz T. Kashlan, Hania M. Farhan, Ziyad H. Alhaje and Abdurahman N. Al Odayani
Saudi Medical Journal May 2025, 46 (5) 571-575; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.5.20240864
Nabiha A. Bouafia
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MD, MSc
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Mohammed F. Qureshi
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MD
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Reham Q. Alwetishi
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MSc
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Naoufel M. Kaabia
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Dalal Bukhari
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Maechel Joy L. Santiago
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed A. Althomali
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Souad M. Alateah
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Fawaz T. Kashlan
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hania M. Farhan
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ziyad H. Alhaje
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdurahman N. Al Odayani
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