Rapid detection and clinical features of infants and young children with acute lower respiratory tract infection due to respiratory syncytial virus

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-133

  Meqdam, Mamdoh M ^a   Subaih, Sami H ^b  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Buraidah Maternity and Pediatric Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Immunofluorescence; Respiratory tract infection; RSV; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COUGHING; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SAUDI ARABIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYPNEA; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33646748676     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2006.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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