Recombinant human deoxyribonuclease treatment in hospital management of infants with moderate-severe bronchiolitis

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-174

  Nenna, R ^a   Tromba, V ^a   Berardi, R ^a   De Angelis, D ^a   Papoff, P ^a   Sabbatino, G ^a   Moretti, C ^a   Midulla, Fabio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Hospital treatment; Recombinant human DNase; Therapy

Indexed keywords

DORNASE ALFA; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEBULIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 70949096696     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727x0900700307     Document Type: Article

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