Epidemiological assessment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection in hospitalized infants, during the season 2005-2006 in Palermo, Italy

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Di Carlo, Paola ^a   Romano, Amelia ^b   Salsa, Ludovico ^b   Gueli, Alessandra ^a   Poma, Antonella ^a   Fucà, Fortunata ^b   Dones, Piera ^b   Collura, Mirella ^b   Pampinella, Diego ^a   Motisi, Delia ^b   Corsello, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale dei Bambini G Di Cristina   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; OXYGEN THERAPY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 67650064768     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-35-11     Document Type: Article

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