Nationwide survey of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection in children who do not meet indications for palivizumab in Japan

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 254-263

  Mori, Masaaki ^a   Kawashima, Hisashi ^b   Nakamura, Hidefumi ^c   Nakagawa, Masao ^d   Kusuda, Satoshi ^e   Saji, Tsutomu ^f   Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki ^g   Yokota, Shumpei ^h   Itoh, Susumu ⁱ  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOHO UNIVERSITY OMORI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^g SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^h YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

ⁱ KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Child; Nationwide survey; Palivizumab off label use; Questionnaire; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PALIVIZUMAB;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 79955888410     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-010-0121-1     Document Type: Article

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