Epidemiology and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Italy
Abstract Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading global cause of respiratory infections in infants and the second most frequent cause of death during the first year of life. This highly contagious seasonal virus is responsible for approximately 3 million hospitalizations and 120,000 deaths...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-10-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01148-8 |