Pre-existing disease is associated with a significantly higher risk of death in severe respiratory syncytial virus infection

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-103

  Thorburn, K ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INJURY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; INFANT; MALE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 59649115078     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.139188     Document Type: Article

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