Respiratory syncytial virus, antibiotics, and the critical care dilemma

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 434-436

  Yogev, Ram ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Intensive care unit; Lower respiratory tract infection; Pediatric; Pneumonia; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYTOKINE; OSELTAMIVIR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFLUENZA; INTENSIVE CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; SECONDARY INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE;

EID: 77952295835     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181cbdcf8     Document Type: Editorial

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