921 Bacteraemia and Antibiotic Use in Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
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Bacteraemia and antibiotic use in respiratory syncytial virus infections.
AIMS To examine the frequency of and risk factors for bacteraemia in children hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection; and to determine current use of antibiotics in hospitalised children with RSV infection. METHODS Retrospective study of all children, aged 0-14 years, admitted to a tertiary children's hospital with proven RSV infection over a four year period. Children ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-201011001-00921