Respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis: A survey of pediatric solid organ transplant centers

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 451-456

  Michaels, Marian G ^a   Fonseca Aten, Monica ^b   Green, Michael ^a   Charsha May, Deborah ^c   Friedman, Barry ^d,e   Seikaly, Mouin ^b   Sánchez, Pablo J ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Palivizumab; Pediatric transplantation; Respiratory syncytial virus; Solid organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

PALIVIZUMAB;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 65549124546     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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