Journal article
Characteristics and Outcomes of Young Children Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza or Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Ontario, Canada, 2009-2014
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Respiratory illnesses are a major contributor to pediatric hospitalizations, with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causing substantial morbidity and cost each season. We compared the characteristics and outcomes of children 0-59 months of age who were hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza or RSV between 2009 and 2014 in Ontario, Canada.
METHODS: We included hospitalized children who were tested for …
Authors
Buchan SA; Chung H; Karnauchow T; McNally JD; Campitelli MA; Gubbay JB; Katz K; McGeer AJ; Richardson DC; Richardson SE
Journal
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Vol. Publish Ahead of Print, No. &NA;,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2019
DOI
10.1097/inf.0000000000002164
ISSN
0891-3668