Risk factors for severe respiratory syncytial virus infection leading to hospital admission in children in the Western Region of The Gambia | Zendy

M. Weber | Zendy

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Risk factors for severe respiratory syncytial virus infection leading to hospital admission in children in the Western Region of The Gambia

Author(s) -

M. Weber

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.1.157

Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , odds ratio , respiratory tract infections , epidemiology , case control study , virus , bronchiolitis , lower respiratory tract infection , sibling , respiratory system , immunology , psychology , developmental psychology

Acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) are the major cause of mortality and morbidity in young children worldwide. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is the most important viral cause of severe ALRI but only a small proportion of children infected with this virus develop severe disease. To identify possible risk factors for severe RSV infection leading to hospital admission we have carried out a case-control study of Gambian children with RSV infection admitted to hospital.

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