Clinical characteristics of acute viral lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children in Seoul, 1996-1998

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 405-411

  Ahn, Kang Mo ^a   Chung, So Hee ^a   Chung, Eun Hee ^a   Koh, Young Jae ^a   Nam, Seung Yeon ^a   Kim, Jeong Hee ^b   Son, Jin A ^c   Park, Jin Young ^d   Lee, Nam Yong ^a   Lee, Sang Il ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c National Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Bronchitis; Child; Croup; Pneumonia; Respiratory tract infections; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CELL LINE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CROUP; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; KIDNEY; KOREA; LIVER; MALE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SEASON; STATISTICS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BRONCHITIS; CELL LINE; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; KIDNEY; KOREA; LIVER; MALE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1, HUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2, HUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3, HUMAN; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RESPIROVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 0033174548     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.4.405     Document Type: Review

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