Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Respiratory Viral Infections at a Single Tertiary Centre in Alberta, Canada
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Respiratory viral infections among hospitalized adults: experience of a single tertiary healthcare hospital
BACKGROUND Following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, there have been a large number of studies focusing on the epidemiology and outcomes of influenza A infection; however, there have been fewer studies focused on other respiratory viral infections. OBJECTIVES To define the epidemiology and outcomes of non-influenza respiratory viral infections in hospitalized adults. PATIENTS/METHODS Data on all pa...
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