Trends of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children under 2 years of age in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 98-101

  Matías, Israel ^a   García, Inés ^a   García Fragoso, Lourdes ^a   Puig, Gilberto ^b   Pedraza, Lourdes ^b   Rodríguez, Luis ^c   Santaella, Alvaro ^d   Arce, Sylvia ^e   Toledo, Marilyn ^f   Soto, Edwin ^f   Valcárcel, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Plastic and Reconstructive Institute   (United States)

^c Natural Sciences Department   (United States)

^d Interamerican Hospital for Advanced Medicine   (United States)

^e San Antonio Hospital   (United States)

^f Manatí Medical Center Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Hospitalizations; Puerto Rico; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PUERTO RICO; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON;

HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PUERTO RICO; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 84930397890     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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