Seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus-positive hospitalizations in children in Kiel, Germany, over a 7-year period

Infection

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 186-192

  Weigl, J A I ^a   Puppe, W ^a   Schmitt, H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Incidence; Respiratory syncytial virus; Rhythmicity; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NASOPHARYNX; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INHALATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PERIODICITY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036392156     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-2159-1     Document Type: Article

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