Influenza in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 772-776

  Wilkinson, D J ^a   Buttery, J P ^b,c,d,e   Andersen, C C ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; RIBAVIRIN; RIMANTADINE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR; ZANAMIVIR;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 33751361648     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211625     Document Type: Article

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