Respiratory viruses in the pediatric intensive care unit: prevalence and clinical aspects

A survey was conducted in two pediatric intensive care units in hospitals in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in order to monitor the main respiratory viruses present in bronchiolitis and/or pneumonia and their involvement in the severity of viral respiratory infections. Viral respiratory infection prevalence...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Selir M Straliotto, Marilda M Siqueira, Vera Machado, Tânia MR Maia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-12-01
Subjects:	respiratory syncytial virus adenovirus bronchiolitis pneumonia viral respiratory infection
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000800017