High morbidity and mortality in adults hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus infections

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1069-1077

  Lee, N ^a   Lui, G C Y ^a   Wong, K T ^a   Li, T C M ^a   Tse, E C M ^a   Chan, J Y C ^a   Yu, J ^a   Wong, S S M ^a   Choi, K W ^a   Wong, R Y K ^a   Ngai, K L K ^a   Hui, D S C ^a   Chan, P K S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

adults; hospitalization; lower respiratory tract infection; respiratory failure; RSV

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; UREA;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; BRONCHITIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINORRHEA; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SECONDARY INFECTION; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULTS; HOSPITALIZATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RSV;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84884922064     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit471     Document Type: Article

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