Clinical predictors of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 352-355

  Durani, Yamini ^a   Friedman, Marla J ^b   Attia, Magdy W ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical predictors; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COUGH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 44649200545     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02589.x     Document Type: Article

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