Outbreak of adenovirus type 30 in a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 523-527

  Faden, Howard ^a   Wynn, Ralph J ^b   Campagna, Linda ^b   Ryan, Rita M ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; RIBAVIRIN; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; SURFACTANT; TERBUTALINE;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 16344394034     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.11.032     Document Type: Article

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