Respiratory syncytial virus morbidity, premorbid factors, seasonality, and implications for prophylaxis

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 464-468

  Hon, Kam Lun ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Cheng, Wing Yee ^b   Ko, Natalie Man Wai ^b   Tang, Wing Ki ^b   Wong, Win Win ^b   Yeung, Wan Hang Prisca ^b   Chan, Paul K S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic lung disease; Congenital heart disease; Pediatric intensive care; PICU; RSV; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASM; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEIZURE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84864324970     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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