Mortality and morbidity of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in ventilated children - A ten year perspective

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 782-789

  Thorburn, K ^a   Eisenhut, M ^b   Riordan, A ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Intensive care units; Pediatric; Respiratory syncytial viruses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATED PATIENT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 84864480511     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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