Journal article
Global respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in young children (RSV GOLD): a retrospective case series
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is an important cause of pneumonia mortality in young children. However, clinical data for fatal RSV infection are scarce. We aimed to identify clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of children aged younger than 5 years with RSV-related mortality using individual patient data.
METHODS: In this retrospective case series, we developed an online questionnaire to obtain individual patient …
Authors
Scheltema NM; Gentile A; Lucion F; Nokes DJ; Munywoki PK; Madhi SA; Groome MJ; Cohen C; Moyes J; Thorburn K
Journal
The Lancet Global Health, Vol. 5, No. 10, pp. e984–e991
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2017
DOI
10.1016/s2214-109x(17)30344-3
ISSN
2572-116X