Editorial commentary: Respiratory syncytial virus: A global pathogen in an aging world

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1078-1080

  Falsey, Ann R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; influenza; respiratory infection; RSV

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS VACCINE;

AGING; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COLORIMETRY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT DISEASE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS; NONHUMAN; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOTE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SORE THROAT; SURVIVAL; VACCINATION; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

ELDERLY; INFLUENZA; RESPIRATORY INFECTION; RSV;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84884950915     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit473     Document Type: Note

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