Prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus-associated lower respiratory infection and apnea in infants presenting to the emergency department

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 911-914

  Staat, Mary Allen ^a   Henrickson, Kelly ^b   Elhefni, Hanaa ^c   Groothuis, Jessie ^c   Makari, Doris ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

Author keywords

apnea; lower respiratory infection; respiratory syncytial virus; seasonality

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; SAMPLE SIZE;

APNEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880646169     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31828df3e3     Document Type: Article

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