Temporal characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children and its correlation with climatic factors at a public pediatric hospital in Suzhou

• Published in: Journal of clinical virology Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 666 - 670
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xue-Lan, Shao, Xue-Jun, Wang, Jian, Guo, Wan-Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Allergy and Immunology; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; China - epidemiology; Climate; Climatic factors; Epidemics - statistics & numerical data; Female; Hospitals, Pediatric - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease; Male; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory tract infection; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; China; Climatic factors; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory tract infection; Children

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important viral pathogen in infants and children. It is important to analyze RSV epidemic patterns and related relevant factors in order to prevent further infections and related complications. To explore the relationship between RSV infection rate in ho...