Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in northern Taiwan, 2001-2005 - Seasonality, clinical characteristics, and disease burden

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-301

  Lee, Jian Te ^a   Chang, Luan Yin ^a   Wang, Li Chieh ^a   Kao, Chuan Liang ^a   Shao, Pei Lan ^a   Lu, Chun Yi ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Chen, Jong Min ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health care costs; Respiratory syncytial virus, infections; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; RIBAVIRIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OXYGEN THERAPY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; SEASONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 35748948406     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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