Respiratory syncytial virus infection in a Sicilian pediatric population: Risk factors, epidemiology, and severity

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Corsello, Giovanni ^a   Di Carlo, Paola ^a   Salsa, Ludovico ^a   Gabriele, Bruna ^a   Meli, Lidia ^a   Bruno, Sandra ^a   Titone, Lucina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Hospitalization; Infants; Risk factors; RSV infection; Severity; Trend seasonal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RISK FACTORS; SICILY;

EID: 43149099249     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2008.29.3101     Document Type: Article

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