Viral lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children

The concomitant circulation of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza during outbreaks has compromised the assessment of the relative contribution of each virus to viral lower respiratory tract infection in population based studies. The similarity in clinical syndromes caused by respiratory syncy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2003-07, Vol.327 (7405), p.36-40
Hauptverfasser:	van Woensel, J B M, van Aalderen, W M C, Kimpen, J L L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Bronchiolitis Bronchodilator Agents - therapeutic use Child Children Children & youth Clinical Review Coronavirus Epidemiology Human viral diseases Humans Immunocompromised Host Infant Infants Infections Infectious diseases Lung Diseases - drug therapy Lung Diseases - etiology Lung Diseases - prevention & control Lung Diseases - virology Medical research Medical sciences Orthomyxoviridae Respiratory diseases Respiratory syncytial viruses Respiratory system Respiratory tract infections Viral diseases Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases Virus Diseases - drug therapy Virus Diseases - prevention & control Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	The concomitant circulation of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza during outbreaks has compromised the assessment of the relative contribution of each virus to viral lower respiratory tract infection in population based studies. The similarity in clinical syndromes caused by respiratory syncytial virus and influenza was shown in a recent community based observational study in the United Kingdom.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.327.7405.36