The impact of winter epidemics of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus on paediatric admissions to an Urban General Hospital

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 102-106

  Sugaya, Norio ^a   Mitamura, Keiko ^a   Nirasawa, Mari ^a   Takahashi, Koji ^a  

^a NIPPON KOKAN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Influenza virus; Rapid diagnosis; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; SEASONS;

EID: 0033992426     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(200001)60:1<102::AID-JMV17>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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