Hospitalizations associated with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus among patients attending a network of private hospitals in South Africa, 2007-2012

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kyeyagalire, Robert ^a   Tempia, Stefano ^b,c   Cohen, Adam L ^b   Smith, Adrian D ^a   McAnerney, Johanna M ^c   Dermaux Msimang, Veerle ^c   Cohen, Cheryl ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Influenza virus; Respiratory syncytial virus; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923912086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-014-0694-x     Document Type: Article

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