Respiratory syncytial virus infection in a selected sample of infants hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infection in Lithuania and Estonia
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Respiratory syncytial virus infection in a selected sample of infants hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infection in Lithuania and Estonia
Background The study presents data on a sample of children under one year of age hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in Lithuania and Estonia. Subjects and methods This large, retrospective, cross-sectional, observational epidemiologic survey was conducted in 12 countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Eligible subjects were under one year of age, hospitalized for LRT...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta medica Lituanica
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2029-4174,1392-0138
DOI: 10.6001/actamedica.v24i4.3614