Association of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection and Underlying Risk Factors for Death Among Young Infants Who Died at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka Zambia

Association of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection and Underlying Risk Factors for Death Among Young Infants Who Died at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka Zambia

Abstract Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections and child mortality. While RSV disease burden is highest in low- and middle-income countries, most knowledge about risk factors for fatal RSV disease comes from high-income settings....

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-09, Vol.73 (Supplement_3), p.S180-S186
Hauptverfasser: Forman, Leah S, Macleod, William, Mwananyanda, Lawrence, Kwenda, Geoffrey, Pieciak, Rachel, Mupila, Zachariah, Murphy, Caitriona, Thea, Donald, Chikoti, Chilufya, Yankonde, Baron, Ngoma, Benard, Chimoga, Charles, Gill, Christopher J
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Sprache:eng
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Child
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
Risk Factors
Supplement
Universities
Zambia - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections and child mortality. While RSV disease burden is highest in low- and middle-income countries, most knowledge about risk factors for fatal RSV disease comes from high-income settings. Methods Among infants aged 4 days to
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciab466