Hospitalisation of late preterm infants due to lower respiratory tract infections in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia: incidence, disease severity, and risk factors

Hospitalisation of late preterm infants due to lower respiratory tract infections in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia: incidence, disease severity, and risk factors

Background. By two years of age, almost all children experience at least one episode of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, the most common viral cause of hospitalisation due to lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). We present data on LRTI hospitalisations (with a special focus on RSV),...

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Main Authors: Nijolė Drazdienė, Rasa Tamelienė, Daiga Kviluna, Pille Saik, Ervin Saik, Jolanta Zaikauskienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2018-08-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
preterm infant
hospitalisation
LRTI
RSV
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21302

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https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21302

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