Prevalence and clinical features of respiratory syncytial virus in children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia in northern Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood pneumonia and bronchiolitis is a leading cause of illness and death in young children worldwide with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) as the main viral cause. RSV has been associated with annual respiratory disease outbrea...

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Main Authors: Lamarão Letícia, Ramos Francisco, Mello Wyller, Santos Mirleide, Barbagelata Luana, Justino Maria Cleonice, da Silva Alexandre, Quaresma AnaJudithPiresGarcia, da Silva Veronilce, Burbano Rommel, Linhares Alexandre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/119