Impact of viral infections in children with community-acquired pneumonia: Results of a study of 17 respiratory viruses

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-26

  Esposito, Susanna ^a   Daleno, Cristina ^a   Prunotto, Giulia ^a   Scala, Alessia ^a   Tagliabue, Claudia ^a   Borzani, Irene ^b   Fossali, Emilio ^a   Pelucchi, Claudio ^c   Principi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Community acquired pneumonia; Pediatrics; Respiratory infections; Respiratory viruses; Viral infections

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; BOCAVIRUS; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CORONAVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 4; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINOVIRUS; RISK FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 84871399597     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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