Virologically confirmed population-based burden of hospitalization caused by respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, and parainfluenza viruses in children in Hong Kong

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1088-1092

  Chiu, Susan S ^a   Chan, Kwok Hung ^a   Chen, Hong ^b   Young, Betty W ^b   Lim, Wilina ^c   Wong, Wilfred Hing Sang ^a   Peiris, J S Malik ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^d HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

children; hospitalization disease burden; population based; respiratory virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADENOVIRUS; ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RESPIROVIRUS;

EID: 78650416968     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181e9de24     Document Type: Article

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