Severity of respiratory syncytial virus infection influenced by clinical risk factors and subtype a and b in hospitalized children;Rolle der RSV-subtypen a und bund klinischer risikofaktoren auf den schweregrad von RSV-infektionen bei hospitalisierten sauglingen und kleinkindern

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 210, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 418-421

  Bergsträßer, Eva ^a,d   Zbinden, Reinhard ^b   Minder, Christoph ^c   Gnehm, Hanspeter E ^a  

^a Kinderklinik   (Switzerland)

^b Mikrobiologisches Institut   (Switzerland)

^c CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood; Infancy; Respiratory syncytial virus; Risk factors; Subtype

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0031734293     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1043915     Document Type: Article

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