Varicella pneumonia in Southern Israel: Clinical characteristics, diagnosis and therapeutic considerations

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 261-265

  Avnon, Lone S ^a,b   Smolikov, Alexander ^a,b   Almog, Yaniv ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Bedouins; Mechanical ventilation; Respiratory failure; Varicella pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VARICELLA PNEUMONIA; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649206398     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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