Treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection with vitamin A: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial in Santiago, Chile

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 782-786

  Dowell, Scott F ^a,g   Papic, Zdenka ^d   Bresee, Joseph S ^a   Larrañaga, Carmen ^f   Mendez, Miguel ^e   Sowell, Anne L ^b   Gary Jr , Howard E ^a   Anderson, Larry J ^a   Avendaño, Luis F ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d Hospital Exequiel Gonzalez Cortes   (Chile)

^e HOSPITAL ROBERTO DEL RÍO   (Chile)

^f HOSPITAL SAN JUAN DE DIOS   (Chile)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

acute disease; bronchiolitis; chemotherapy; infant; pneumonia; Respiratory syncytial virus; retinol; treatment outcome; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; TACHYPNEA; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0029808370     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199609000-00009     Document Type: Article

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