Clinical characteristics and direct medical cost of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children hospitalized in Suzhou, China

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 337-341

  Zhang, Tao ^a   Zhu, Qiuli ^a   Zhang, Xuelan ^b   Ding, Yunfang ^b   Steinhoff, Mark ^c   Black, Steven ^c   Zhao, Genming ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Children; China; Clinical characteristics; Direct medical cost; Hospitalized; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHINA; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WHEEZING; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84897021803     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000102     Document Type: Article

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