Incidence of respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants and young children referred to the emergency departments for lower respiratory tract diseases in Italy

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-33+83

  Medici, Maria Cristina ^a   Arcangeletti, Maria Cristina ^a   Merolla, Rocco ^b   Chezzi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiological surveillance; Hospitalization; Infants; Lower respiratory tract infections; Respiratory syncytial virus; Young children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; ITALY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4043089182     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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