Respiratory viruses seasonality in children under five years of age in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A five-year analysis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 222-228

  Viegas, Mariana ^a   Barrero, Paola R ^a   Maffey, Alberto F ^a   Mistchenko, Alicia S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ALRI; Meteorological parameters; Paediatric hospitalisations; Respiratory viruses; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CITY; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METEOROLOGY; NASOPHARYNX; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARGENTINA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION; WEATHER;

EID: 4444275695     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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