Risk Factors for Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
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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 been identified to be associated with severe RSV related lower respiratory tract infection includ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Microbiology Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1874-2858
DOI: 10.2174/1874285801105010144