Therapy for respiratory tract infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 391-398

  Van Woensel, Job ^a   Kimpen, Jan ^b  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory tract infection; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FENOTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERIMMUNE GLOBULIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; ORCIPRENALINE; PALIVIZUMAB; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; RETINOL; RIBAVIRIN; SALBUTAMOL; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034110788     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051295     Document Type: Review

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