Influenza B virus associated pneumonia: Report of one case

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 242-245

  Lu, Kun Chia ^a   Chen, Po Yen ^b   Huang, Fang Liang ^b   Yu, Hsiu Wen ^b   Kao, Chia Hui ^b   Lau, Yeu Jun ^b  

^a CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Influenza B virus; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADENOVIRUS; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTUBATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MORTALITY; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; RARE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

CHILD; COUGH; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LUNG; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9644308005     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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