Severe acute respiratory syndrome in children: Experience in a regional hospital in Hong Kong

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-283

  Chiu, Wa Keung ^a   Cheung, Patrick C H ^a   Ng, K L ^a   Ip, Patricia L S ^a   Sugunan, V K ^a   Luk, David C K ^a   Ma, Louis C K ^a   Chan, Bill H B ^a   Lo, K L ^a   Lai, W M ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Novel coronavirus; Ribavirin; Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); Steroid

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBAVIRIN; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042104764     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000077079.42302.81     Document Type: Article

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