Clinical profile of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) bronchiolitis in the intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital

Current Pediatric Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 75-80

  Al Muhsen, Saleh Zaid ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

PICU admission; Risk factor; RSV infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PREMATURITY; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; WINTER;

EID: 84858111835     PISSN: 09719032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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