Treatment of RSV bronchiolitis: drugs, antibiotics

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 14-15

  Mitchell, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bronchiolitis; Oxygen; Respiratory syncytial virus; RSV

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FUROSEMIDE; HELIOX; MONTELUKAST; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHIOLITIS; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXYGEN THERAPY; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68049086920     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-0542(09)70007-7     Document Type: Article

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