Prolonged seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus infection among preterm infants in a subtropical climate

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Hsu, Chyong Hsin ^a   Lin, Chia Ying ^a   Chi, Hsin ^a   Chang, Jui Hsing ^a   Hung, Han Yang ^a   Kao, Hsin An ^a   Peng, Chun Chih ^a   Jim, Wai Tim ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALIVIZUMAB; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLIMATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE; TAIWAN; VULNERABLE POPULATION; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; TRENDS;

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84908179359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110166     Document Type: Article

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