Respiratory syncytial virus: Not just for kids

Hospital Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 87-104

  Murry, Andrew R ^a   Dowell, Scott F ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTIZOXIME; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS VACCINE; SALBUTAMOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 1842409526     PISSN: 87502836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1997.11443527     Document Type: Article

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