Temporal characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children and its correlation with climatic factors at a public pediatric hospital in Suzhou

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 666-670

  Zhang, Xue Lan ^a   Shao, Xue Jun ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Guo, Wan Liang ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Climatic factors; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHINA; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRECIPITATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS DETECTION; WIND;

CHILDREN; CLIMATIC FACTORS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CLIMATE; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84888835868     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.09.027     Document Type: Article

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