Risk Factors for Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

RSV infection is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection, especially in High-risk infants with a history of prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), congenital heart disease (CHD), neuromusculair impairment, immunodeficiency, and Down syndrome. Host related risk factors that have...

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Main Authors: Sommer, Constanze, Resch, Bernhard, Simões, Eric A.F
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Bentham Open 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3258650/