Comparison of influenza A and influenza B virus infection in hospitalized children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 332-335

  Daley, A J ^a,b   Nallusamy, R ^a   Isaacs, D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Influenza viruses; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033861563     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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