Hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis and disease severity in twins

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 701-704

  Dotan, Miri ^a,c   Ashkenazi Hoffnung, Liat ^a,c   Samra, Zmira ^b,c   Livni, Gilat ^a,c   Yarden Bilavsky, Havatzelet ^a,c   Amir, Jacob ^a,c   Bilavsky, Efraim ^a,c  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Multiple births; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Twins

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; OXYGEN; STEROID; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PREMATURITY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TWINS; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

EID: 84888386262     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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