Open AccessBronchiolitis in Abha, Southwest Saudi Arabia: viral etiology and predictors for hospital admission
Author(s) -
Mohammed Alshehri,
Ali Sadeq,
Kazim Quli
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v24i4.28193
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiolitis , etiology , pediatrics , virus , asthma , lower respiratory tract infection , respiratory system , respiratory tract infections , immunology
Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in children less than 24 months of age and the most frequent cause of hospitalization in infants under 6 months of age.