Are Meteorological Parameters Associated with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections?
Author(s) -
JeanBaptist du Prel,
Wolfram Puppe,
Britta Gröndahl,
Markus Knuf,
Josef Weigl,
Franziska Schaaff,
HeinzJosef Schmitt
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/605435
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory tract infections , respiratory tract , intensive care medicine , respiratory system
Information on the onset of epidemics of acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) is useful in timing preventive strategies (eg, the passive immunization of high-risk infants against respiratory syncytial virus [RSV]). Aiming at better predictions of the seasonal activity of ARI pathogens, we investigated the influence of climate on hospitalizations for ARIs.
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