Nasopharyngeal lactate dehydrogenase concentrations predict bronchiolitis severity in a prospective multicenter emergency department study

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 767-769

  Mansbach, Jonathan M ^a   Piedra, Pedro A ^b   Laham, Federico R ^c   McAdam, Alexander J ^a   Clark, Sunday ^d   Sullivan, Ashley F ^e   Camargo, Carlos A ^e  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Human rhinovirus; Respiratory syncytial virus; Severity of illness

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOSTEROID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NASOPHARYNX; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

BRONCHIOLITIS; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84862775323     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182565eae     Document Type: Article

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